A piratical carry-on: English National Ballet revives Le Corsaire

Von Graham Watts, 10 Januar 2020

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“Frola brought more than a hint of Errol Flynn with his insouciant bravado and mighty leaps”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The London Coliseum, London, am 8 Januar 2020

Le Corsaire (Anna-Marie Holmes, Marius Petipa, Konstantin Sergeyev)

English National Ballet

Gavin Sutherland, Musikalische Leitung

Bob Ringwood, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

English National Ballet Philharmonic

Erina Takahashi, Tanz

Francesco Gabriele Frola, Tanz

Jeffrey Cirio, Tanz

Shiori Kase, Tanz

Brooklyn Mack, Tanz

Michael Coleman, Tanz

Eric Woolhouse, Tanz

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An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala.

***11

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Ivy Lin, 11th June

Perhaps ABT's disclaimer in the program notes should have simply said: "When you watch Le Corsaire, prepare to be both offended and entertained. We hope you'll be more entertained than offended."

****1

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A memorable and important event in the history of British ballet, sensitively and sentimentally performed.

****1

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Katja Vaghi, 17th May

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

*****

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Carla Escoda, 18th January

San Francisco Ballet gives a rousing account of Justin Peck's ground-breaking Rodeo, newcomers Ana Sophia Scheller and Ulrik Birkkjær make waves, and Carlo DiLanno wins my vote for MVP at this season's gala.

***11

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 5th June

There was complete assurance in Skylar Brandt's performance and there’s no doubt that she’s a bona fide contender for a future slot as a principal dancer.

****1

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.