A gorgeous triple bill to end The Royal Ballet's season

Por Graham Watts, 05 junio 2019

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“The Firebird is a gloriously dated, gorgeously designed slice of cultural decadence”

Crítica hecha desde Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Londres el 4 junio 2019

El pájaro de fuego (Mikhail Fokine)

A Month in the Country (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal) (George Balanchine)

The Royal Ballet

Emmanuel Plasson, Dirección

Kate Shipway, Piano

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Yasmine Naghdi, Bailarín

Edward Watson, Bailarín

Christina Arestis, Bailarín

Gary Avis, Bailarín

Marianela Núñez, Bailarín

Christopher Saunders, Bailarín

Matthew Ball, Bailarín

Romany Pajdak, Bailarín

Francesca Hayward, Bailarín

James Hay, Bailarín

Vadim Muntagirov, Bailarín

Cesar Corrales, Bailarín

Joseph Sissens, Bailarín

Fumi Kaneko, Bailarín

Las Sílfides, Celeste y Carmen bajo el mismo techo

Eduardo López-Collazo, 23rd September

Las Sílfides, Celeste y Carmen se juntaron bajo el mismo techo para deleite de quienes aman este arte y pocas veces pueden apreciar estilos diferentes con los mismos protagonistas.

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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

*****

American Ballet Theatre's legacy works: vintage or dated?

Ivy Lin, 17th October

An uplifting triple bill by American Ballet Theatre with three contrasting ballets. Especially entertaining were Tudor's Gala Performance and Agnes de Mille's Rodeo.

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A Diaghilev celebration from BRB2

Mark Pullinger, 6th May

Carlos Acosta devises a programme of Ballets Russes highlights to celebrate Serge Diaghilev and to showcase the young dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company, BRB2.

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National Ballet of Japan’s new triple bill is full of bold challenges

Naomi Mori, 15th March

While National Ballet of Japan’s latest triple bill presents many challenges, one hopes these valuable masterpieces will be revived, enabling the company to develop its virtuosity and artistry.

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Ballet Nights: an intimate evening with star quality

Deborah Weiss, 29th September

Ballet Nights offers a wonderful variety of dancing and genres. Whatever your preference, there are quality performances to enjoy.

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.