Birmingham Royal Ballet's Autumn Glory: a smorgasbord of ballet delights

Por Margaret Willis, 24 octubre 2011

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Crítica hecha desde Sadler's Wells Theatre, Londres el 19 octubre 2011

Checkmate (Ninette de Valois)

Pineapple Poll (John Cranko)

Symphonic Variations (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Samara Downs, Chi Cao

Jenna Roberts, Bailarín

Jane Gibson, Bailarín

Iain Mackay, Bailarín

Jamie Bond, Bailarín

Tzu-Chao Chou, Bailarín

Elisha Willis, Bailarín

Mathias Dingman, Bailarín

César Morales, Bailarín

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Onegin: corazón trémulo

Alexandra Desvignes, 24th January

Con una pareja tan excelsa encabezando el drama, el Onegin de John Cranko resulta conmovedor;

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Hot ice: Osipova and Brændsrød sizzle in Cranko’s Onegin

Mark Pullinger, 3rd June

Natalia Osipova, a seasoned Tatiana, is joined by Lukas B Brændsrød, making his debut as Onegin in the summer return of John Cranko's take on Pushkin's classic verse novel.

*****

La première d’Onéguine, prélude aux adieux de Ganio et Pagliero

Laurine Mortha, 8th February

Le ballet de John Cranko sera la dernière danse de l’étoile Mathieu Ganio avant ses adieux à la scène, bientôt suivis de ceux de Ludmila Pagliero... ce qui rend la production d'autant plus bouleversante.

*****

The Royal Ballet in Onegin: supreme performances across the board

Graham Watts, 22nd January

The welcome revival of a borrowed jewel in The Royal Ballet's treasure chest of story ballets.

*****

Onegin is the Bridgerton of ballet

Ivy Lin, 20th June

Two very promising debuts in the lead roles and good performances in the supporting roles, made this an enjoyable Onegin.

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Farewells and bold debuts in National Ballet of Canada's Onegin

Gianmarco Segato, 24th November

National Ballet of Canada's connections to John Cranko's Onegin run deep and this revival featured beloved company farewells and exciting next generation debuts.

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Margaret Willis

Margaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.