ENB: Song of the Earth /La Sylphide

Von Erin Whitcroft, 12 Januar 2018

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“it’s an unusual pairing which requires audience willingness to quickly adjust aesthetic expectation”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The London Coliseum, London, am 9 Januar 2018

Song of the Earth (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

La Sylphide (August Bournonville)

English National Ballet

Gavin Sutherland, Musikalische Leitung

Tamara Rojo, Tanz

Isaak Hernandes, Tanz

Daniel Kraus, Tanz

Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Tanz

Jurgita Dronina, Tanz

Samuel Sakker, Tenor

Rhonda Browne, Mezzosopran

English National Ballet Philharmonic

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*****

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****1

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****1

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****1

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***11

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Erin Whitcroft

Erin is a professionally trained ballet dancer having moved from the United States as a teenager to train at The Royal Ballet’s lower and upper schools. Since her performance career ended she has continued to research the history of dance and has post-graduate qualifications in both English and Education. Erin regularly presents papers at academic conferences and is a freelance critic specialising in dance, books and art.

English National Ballet's latest double bill is an unusual pairing