ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty: disappointing cuts skew the story

Sangeun Lee as Aurora with English National Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty

English National Ballet in Act 3 of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty

Sangeun Lee as Aurora with English National Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty

Von Jonathan Gray, 30 November 2025

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“I enjoyed the barely disguised disdain Carabosse showed towards her fellow Fairies”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, am 27 November 2025

The Sleeping Beauty (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

English National Ballet

Dominic Grier, Musikalische Leitung

Peter Farmer, Bühnenbild

Nicholas Georgiadis, Kostüme

English National Ballet Philharmonic

Ivana Bueno, Tanz

Elvis Nudo, Tanz

Junor Souza, Tanz

Thiago Silva, Tanz

Remember Me in memoriam John Cranko: ein Abend am Stuttgarter Ballett

Rainer Zerbst, 30th October

Eine würdige Premiere zur Erinnerung an den großen Cranko. Die bewundernswerte Elisa Badenes prägt den Abend.

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Zwischen Liebespsychose und Historienspiel: MacMillans Mayerling

Rainer Zerbst, 18th May

Kenneth Macmillan zeigt in Mayerling eine grandiose Charakterstudie mit einem Wechselbad der Gefühle.

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The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: violent, feral, tortured dance

Graham Watts, 30th March

In this latest revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling, The Royal Ballet presents a roster of powerful and vivid interpretations across the board.

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National Ballet of Japan's revival of Manon was devastatingly good

Naomi Mori, 19th March

National Ballet of Japan in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon has been revived six years after its performances were cancelled because of the pandemic. Exceptionally good interpretations led the opening night performance.

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Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour

Vikki Jane Vile, 30th November

For one night only, audiences in Frankfurt were treated to some world class ballet on the expansive stage of the Jahrhunderthalle.

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Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut

Kathy Elgin, 4th July

Ballet Nights is more than an evening of party pieces: it showcases emerging talent alongside older favourites and, in the case of this first Scottish outing, has an eye to local tradition.

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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.