A fine company achievement: English National Ballet's Manon

Von Margaret Willis, 18 Januar 2019

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“Dronina... a beautiful fluid, graceful technique, a lightness and joyous approach to her dancing”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The London Coliseum, London, am 17 Januar 2019

Manon (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

English National Ballet

Gavin Sutherland, Musikalische Leitung

Mia Stensgaard, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

English National Ballet Philharmonic

Jurgita Dronina, Tanz

Isaac Hernández, Tanz

Alina Cojocaru, Tanz

Joseph Caley, Tanz

Daniel McCormick, Tanz

Rina Kanehara, Tanz

Fabian Reimair, Tanz

James Streeter, Tanz

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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.