English National Ballet's Our Voices signals a new, exciting era

Lorenzo Trossello, Erina Takahashi and Gareth Haw in David Dawson's Four Last Songs

English National Ballet in David Dawson's Four Last Songs

Breanna Foad as Chosen One in Andrea Miller's Les Noces, Ascent to Days

English National Ballet in Andrea Miller's Les Noces, Ascent to Days

Emma Hawes and English National Ballet in George Balanchine's Theme and Variations

Emma Hawes and Aitor Arrieta in George Balanchine's Theme and Variations

Von Jonathan Gray, 22 September 2023

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“They danced with a new sense of spontaneity and expression, as if liberated from a heavy burden”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 21 September 2023

Theme and Variations (George Balanchine)

Les Noces (Andrea Miller)

Four Last Songs (David Dawson)

English National Ballet

Eno Henze, Bühnenbild

Roberta Guidi di Bagno, Design

Marco Filibeck, Licht

English National Ballet Philharmonic

Mark Henderson, Licht

Yumiko Takeshima, Kostüme

Bert Dalhuysen, Licht

Phyllida Barlow, Bühnenbild

Opera Holland Park Chorus

Madeleine Pierard, Sopran

Emma Hawes, Tanz

Aitor Arrieta, Tanz

Breanna Foad, Tanz

Francesca Velicu, Tanz

James Streeter, Tanz

Henry Dowden, Tanz

Alice Bellini, Tanz

Rentaro Nakaaki, Tanz

Viel Vergangenheit: Liebeslieder am Wiener Staatsballett

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...

Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray was born in Wales and studied at The Royal Ballet School, Leicester Polytechnic and Wimbledon School of Art. He was a member of the curatorial department of The Theatre Museum, London, from 1989 until 2005, and was editor of Dancing Times from 2008 until its closure in 2022.