Boris Eifman Ballet: Anna Karenina

Von Margaret Willis, 04 April 2012

Laden, bitte warten...

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The London Coliseum, London, am 3 April 2012

Anna Karenina (Boris Eifman)

Boris Eifman Ballet

From rags to riches through feathers and glitters

Katja Vaghi, 17th October

The myth of Pygmalion and Galatea brings us back to the very start of the ballet tradition with Jean-Philippe Rameau’s one act opera-ballet of 1748.

*****

Eifman Ballet in a strangely psychological Pygmalion Effect

Jaime Robles, 31st May

Eifman has said he wants move dance back into theater and to use movement to explore the psychological. Both of these the company accomplishes.

***11

Giselle at the time of Communism: Boris Eifman’s Red Giselle

Katja Vaghi, 15th June

Opening this short Saison Russe in Berlin is Boris Eifman’s most iconic ballet, Red Giselle, a skilful tribute of the choreographer to the great Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva.

****1

Eifman Ballet: Tchaikovsky Pro et Contra

Jeff Slayton, 23rd June

TCHAIKOVSKY, PRO ET CONTRA is a ballet by Boris Eifman that beautifully examines how Tchaikovsky's internal struggles inspired his amazing music that inspires still.

****1

Eifman: Up and Down

Margaret Willis, 6th December

Eifman Ballet is back in London with Boris Eifman's latest ballet, Up and Down

***11

Eifman Ballet's Rodin

Margaret Willis, 3rd February

The energy exuded from The Eifman Ballet in Rodin was enough to light – and keep burning – the Olympic torch. At the Alexandrinsky Theatre, St Petersburg.

*****

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Margaret Willis

Margaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.