Not all Balanchine's Jewels sparkle in Brisbane

Von Chantal Nguyen, 05 Juli 2019

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“Anna Nikulina... her every step and gesture had regal distance and drama”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: QPAC: Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, am 3 Juli 2019

Jewels (George Balanchine)

Bolshoi Ballet

Pavel Sorokin, Musikalische Leitung

Alyona Pikalova, Bühnenbild

Elena Zaytseva, Kostüme

Daria Khokhlova, Tanz

Ksenia Zhiganshina, Tanz

Klim Efimov, Tanz

Fuad Mamedov, Tanz

Ekaterina Krysanova, Tanz

Igor Tsvirko, Tanz

Anna Nikulina, Tanz

Artem Ovcharenko, Tanz

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

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Rainer Zerbst, 14th January

Von Brahms und Balanchine bis Górecki und Childs: das Wiener Staatsballet zeigt einen zeitlosen Abend.

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Bachmann, Mahler, Goecke: Tanztraumpremiere am Wiener Staatsballett

Michael Klier, 14th November

Die vier Tänzerinnen und sieben Tänzer zittern, ihre Arme, Schultern und Hände kratzen, flattern und schluchzen in oft eckigem Gestus und doch sind alle Bewegungen im Fluss.

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Spitzengefühl und neoklassischer Ansatz

Katja Vaghi, 4th May

Die neue Premiere des Staatsballetts spannt einen Bogen über die neuere Tanzgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

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Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

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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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Weitere Kritiken...

Chantal Nguyen

Chantal has a background in ballet and contemporary dance, and was the first Australian to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Higher Level Dance. She has completed violin studies, and plays regularly in Sydney ensembles. She also dabbles in folk songs and subversive musical parody.