Elfin magic, Russian restraint

Por Mark Pullinger, 21 febrero 2016

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“Tzu-Chao Chou’s inexhaustible Puck, an airy sprite, full of elastic split jumps and flicks”

Crítica hecha desde Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham el 20 febrero 2016

The Dream (Sir Frederick Ashton)

A Month in the Country (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Tom Seligman, Dirección

Julia Trevelyan Oman, Diseño de escena

Jenna Roberts, Bailarín

William Bracewell, Bailarín

Feargus Campbell, Bailarín

Tzu-Chao Chou, Bailarín

Laura Purkiss, Bailarín

Michael O'Hare, Bailarín

Delia Mathews, Bailarín

Iain Mackay, Bailarín

Karla Doorbar, Bailarín

Mathias Dingman, Bailarín

Jonathan Higgins, Piano

Peter Farmer, Diseño de escena

John B. Read, Diseño de iluminación

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

El brillante Lago del Royal Ballet: pureza, lirismo y frescura

Cintia Borges Carreras, 22nd July

El ingenio coreográfico de Scarlett encandila a los amantes de la danza. El cisne de Marianela Núñez y la elegancia aristocrática de Vadim Muntagirov trascienden lo técnico para contar desde la emoción.

*****

ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Ivy Lin, 25th October

ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet.

***11

Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée: the most joyous of ballets

Amanda Jennings, 18th October

If you’re in need of a pick-me-up, get thee to the Royal Opera House and see La Fille mal gardée, a gem of a ballet. There’s a long roster of impressive casts to choose from.

****1

National Ballet of Japan revives Ashton's beloved Cinderella

Naomi Mori, 18th October

The National Ballet of Japan gave an excellent rendition of Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, in spite of many new faces and role debuts.

****1

The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout

Jonathan Gray, 12th July

It was a wonderful, heartening afternoon – it’s no wonder nearly all the 2025 graduates have gained contracts with several major ballet companies.

*****

ABT: Ashton's Sylvia showcases the entire company

Ivy Lin, 10th July

The audience walked out of the theater feeling airborne and filled with the kind of joy you only feel after a truly special performance. Sylvia is an absolute treasure.

*****

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Elfin magic, Russian restraint: a charming Ashton double bill at BRB