New Adventures' Nutcracker! an explosion of sheer joy

Por Graham Watts, 21 diciembre 2021

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“his impromptu cast could not have appeared slicker or better prepared”

Crítica hecha desde Sadler's Wells Theatre, Londres el 17 diciembre 2021

El cascanueces (Sir Matthew Bourne)

New Adventures

Benjamin Pope, Dirección

Anthony Ward, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Howard Harrison, Diseño de iluminación

New Adventures Orchestra

Ben Brown, Bailarín

Cordelia Braithwaite, Bailarín

Dominic North, Bailarín

Monique Jonas, Bailarín

Danny Reubens, Bailarín

Daisy May Kemp, Bailarín

Alistair Beattie, Bailarín

Shoko Ito, Bailarín

Kayla Collymore, Bailarín

Jonathon Luke Baker, Bailarín

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*****

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*****

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell: emotionally compelling

Amanda Jennings, 12th June

In The Midnight Bell, Sir Matthew Bourne has produced some of his best choreography, loose and free-flowing but tense with desire and mixed with dread.

****1

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake: breathtakingly clear action

Amanda Jennings, 12th December

Bourne has created an extraordinary legacy. His Swan Lake will remain relevant for generations to come.

****1

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet: a 21st century love story

Naomi Mori, 10th April

Sir Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures brought its groundbreaking Romeo and Juliet to Tokyo for the first time and wowed the audience with its magical storytelling.

*****

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Deborah Weiss, 13th December

Bourne's Edward Scissorhands may not have quite the dramatic impact of his Romeo and Juliet or Swan Lake, but there is much to applaud and enjoy.

****1

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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.

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