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Aaron Venegas as Tarquin in Christopher Hampson's Cinders! © Andy Ross

Scottish Ballet's Cinders! confirms Hampson is a savvy theatre-maker

By Kathy Elgin, 13 December 2023

Christopher Hampson's reinvented version of his own original Cinderella, Cinders!, is a triumph of theatre, whether the central character is danced by a man or a woman.

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Glasgow

13 Dec 2023

Scottish Ballet's Cinders! confirms Hampson is a savvy theatre-maker

By Kathy Elgin

Marge Hendrick as Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire © Andy Ross

Glasgow

A Streetcar Named Desire: sheer dynamite and startlingly erotic

By Kathy Elgin, 13 April 2023

It’s back with the same team, slightly tweaked here and there and with a new generation of dancers taking on those iconic roles. What took them so long?

*****

*****

Glasgow

13 Apr 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire: sheer dynamite and startlingly erotic

By Kathy Elgin

Bruno Micchiardi as Dr Coppélius in Jess and Morgs' Coppélia © Andy Ross

London

Scottish Ballet's Coppélia: live filming adds an extra dimension

By Graham Watts, 03 March 2023

The integration of an onstage camera shooting live action film is not new, but Jess and Morgs are perfecting the art of adding this extra dimension to live performance.

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London

03 Mar 2023

Scottish Ballet's Coppélia: live filming adds an extra dimension

By Graham Watts

Glasgow

Reconfigured MacMillan a triumph for Scottish Ballet's The Scandal at Mayerling

By Graham Watts, 13 April 2022

Sir Kenneth MacMillan's masterpiece is reimagined on a smaller scale, distilling the ballet into the essence of the personal relationships that led to the tragic events at Mayerling.

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Glasgow

13 Apr 2022

The Scandal at Mayerling a triumph for Scottish Ballet

By Graham Watts

Edinburgh

Scottish Ballet's The Snow Queen leaves Edinburgh feeling festive

By Kirsty Morgan, 12 December 2019

Scottish Ballet’s The Snow Queen at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre retells the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale while maintaining the wintry wonder that makes the story so beloved.

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Edinburgh

12 Dec 2019

Scottish Ballet's The Snow Queen leaves Edinburgh feeling festive

By Kirsty Morgan