A Coppélia coming to you from Hahndorf, South Australia

The football team in Greg Horsman's Coppélia for Queensland Ballet

Queensland Ballet in Coppélia with Chiara Gonzalez as Swanilda and Patrick Revé as Franz

Laura Tosar as Mary and Alexander Idaszak as Henry in Greg Horsman's Coppélia

Por Ruth Ridgway, 16 junio 2024

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“All the elements – dance, sets, costumes, lighting and music, combined to uplift and entertain”

Crítica hecha desde QPAC: Playhouse, Brisbane el 14 junio 2024

Coppélia (Greg Horsman)

Queensland Ballet

Nigel Gaynor, Dirección

Hugh Colman, Diseño de escena

Nolene Hill, Diseño de vestuario

Jon Buswell, Diseño de iluminación

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Laura Tosar, Bailarín

Alexander Idaszak, Bailarín

Queensland Ballet: rhapsodic conclusion to an entertaining program

Ruth Ridgway, 22nd February

This short program of highlights is an enjoyable ballet ‘taster’ to take on tour.

***11

ENBS Summer Performance highlights versatility and technical skill

Maggie Foyer, 11th July

English National Ballet School presented a full summer programme with excerpts from traditional ballets and new works showing the technical proficiency of the students as they aim for jobs in the profession.

****1

Balanchine’s Coppélia: 50 years strong

Ivy Lin, 29th September

Coppélia is a gift from Balanchine and Danilova to classical ballet, in this 50th anniversary revival.

*****

Czech National Ballet shine in Ronald Hynd's Coppélia

Maggie Foyer, 16th May

Czech National Ballet are well suited to Ronald Hynd's delightful production of Coppélia.

****1

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

Graham Watts, 3rd March

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.

***11

National Ballet of Japan: Petit’s Coppélia charms its live audience

Naomi Mori, 24th February

National Ballet of Japan performed Roland Petit’s Coppélia in front of a live audience for the first time, showing the company to be in great form.

****1

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Ruth Ridgway

Ruth, from Brisbane, Australia, has been writing about dance since 2000. Music and dance are her most abiding passions. She learned classical ballet in her youth, and later attended adult classes for many years. She also became a committed Latin and Argentinian tango dancer. Currently, she sings alto in a chamber choir. After a long career in publishing and communications as a writer and editor, Ruth studied archaeology and now works in a completely different field as a technical officer in the Queensland Museum.