The Mariinsky bring a pitch-perfect Russian Cinderella to the Edinburgh International Festival

Von Hanna Weibye, 01 September 2012

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, am 30 August 2012

Cinderella (Alexei Ratmansky)

Mariinsky Ballet

Diana Vishneva, Cinderella

Ekaterina Kondaurova, Stepmother

Igor Kolb, Prince

Vasily Tkachenko, Tanz

Ivan Sitnikov, Tanz

Valery Gergiev, Direktor

Evgeny Monakhov, Bühnenbild

Ilya Utkin, Bühnenbild

Das Bayerische Staatsballett in Ratmanskys Paquita

Joy Wang Xin Yuan, 4th July

Mit Alexei Ratmanskys Wiederaufnahme von Petipas Paquita bietet das Bayerische Staatsballett eine faszinierende Zeitreise.

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American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

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A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

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NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun

Ivy Lin, 7th February

New York City Ballet presents a very entertaining quadruple bill which includes Alexei Ratmansky’s latest work, The Naked King, showing off the company’s comic talents.

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NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience

Ivy Lin, 20th January

NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the audience home in buoyant mood.

*****

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

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Hanna Weibye

Hanna is a historian at King's College, Cambridge. She is currently completing a biography of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, the inventor of German gymnastics ('Turnen'). She has produced, danced in and choreographed for ballet and contemporary shows in Cambridge. Follow her on twitter @hweibye.