Foraging for sounds with John Cage

Por Mark Pullinger, 02 febrero 2015

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Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Londres el 31 enero 2015

Mágico Manuel de Falla y su Retablo de maese Pedro en Tenerife

Ramón Pereira Blanco, 26th April

Las gigantescas figuras que recrean el *Retablo de maese Pedro* a cargo de Enrique Lanz llenaron el escenario del Auditorio de Tenerife de la magia y la fascinante música de Manuel de Falla.

***11

A Tudor gem and magnificent beasts: New York Theatre Ballet forges on

Carla Escoda, 28th March

New York Theatre Ballet's long tradition of presenting condensed story ballets with exquisite production values continues despite the challenges of the current environment. Carnival of the Animals is paired with Tudor's Little Improvisations.

*****

ENBS in My First Ballet: Swan Lake – inspirational performances

Deborah Weiss, 16th April

English National Ballet School have discovered a truly successful formula with its My First Ballet series. Hundreds of young children are transported by Swan Lake at London's Peacock.

****1

The Nutcracker gets Scrooged at Prague’s National Theatre

Gianmarco Segato, 30th December

Youri Vámos’s mash up of The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol makes for a devilishly Victorian take on Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic.

***11

Northern Ballet's Ugly Duckling: comedic and engaging for all ages!

Viki Westall, 22nd February

Northern Ballet's Ugly Duckling offers a fantastic and inclusive introduction to the ballet for the whole family and at just 45 minutes long, does not try anyone's patience.

****1

Blending magic with loss: Herheim’s reimagined Amahl in Vienna

Chanda VanderHart, 17th December

There is magic aplenty in director Stefan Herheim’s bold recontextualization of Gian Carlo Menotti's holiday opera.

****1

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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.

Foraging for sounds with John Cage: Listen to the Silence