National Ballet of Japan's Cinderella returns successfully

Por Naomi Mori, 06 mayo 2022

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“complicated footwork, changes of direction... Ono executed them with clarity and poise”

Crítica hecha desde New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo el 30 abril 2022

Cinderella (Rostislav Zakharov, Sir Frederick Ashton)

National Ballet of Japan

Martin Yates, Dirección

David Walker, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Yuji Sawada, Diseño de iluminación

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Ayako Ono, Bailarín

Yudai Fukuoka, Bailarín

Yuri Kimura, Bailarín

Haruka Soutome, Bailarín

Moeko Iino, Bailarín

Risako Ikeda, Bailarín

Asako Terada, Bailarín

Kosuke Okumura, Bailarín

Yu Onodera, Bailarín

Yoshito Kinoshita, Bailarín

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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Naomi Mori

Naomi is a blogger living in Tokyo and travels frequently to see ballet. She is a law graduate of Waseda University and a former film publicist, film critic and IT business researcher/strategist. She blogs at La Dolce Vita in Japanese. She tweets about ballet as @naomip_86. and takes ballet class regularly