The Mariinsky bring a pitch-perfect Russian Cinderella to the Edinburgh International Festival

Por Hanna Weibye, 01 septiembre 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh el 30 agosto 2012

Cinderella (Alexei Ratmansky)

Mariinsky Ballet

Diana Vishneva, Cinderella

Ekaterina Kondaurova, Stepmother

Igor Kolb, Prince

Vasily Tkachenko, Bailarín

Ivan Sitnikov, Bailarín

Valery Gergiev, Dirección musical

Evgeny Monakhov, Diseño de escena

Ilya Utkin, Diseño de escena

La CND despliega un logrado tríptico neoclásico

Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 10th July

Tres coreografías de registros estilísticos homogéneos, pero capaces de reservar sorpresas gracias a las cualidades y el buen quehacer de la Compañía Nacional de Danza.

****1

American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

****1

A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

****1

NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun

Ivy Lin, 7th February

New York City Ballet presents a very entertaining quadruple bill which includes Alexei Ratmansky’s latest work, The Naked King, showing off the company’s comic talents.

****1

NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience

Ivy Lin, 20th January

NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the audience home in buoyant mood.

*****

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

***11

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Hanna Weibye

Hanna is a historian at King's College, Cambridge. She is currently completing a biography of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, the inventor of German gymnastics ('Turnen'). She has produced, danced in and choreographed for ballet and contemporary shows in Cambridge. Follow her on twitter @hweibye.