2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-04-16UTC15:37:10+00:002018-04-15Forsythe’s choreography allows ENB's male corps to display their virtuoso skill in its mixed programme at Sadler's Wells.Collective technical prowess: Forsythe’s Playlist tops ENB's Voices of America programmeen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-voices-of-america-forsythe-robbins-barton-english-national-ballet-sadlers-wells-april-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngErin Whitcrofthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23129https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/23129https://bachtrack.com/files/52345-erin-whitcroft.jpgErin is a professionally trained ballet dancer having moved from the United States as a teenager to train at The Royal Ballet’s lower and upper schools. Since her performance career ended she has continued to research the history of dance and has post-graduate qualifications in both English and Education. Erin regularly presents papers at academic conferences and is a freelance critic specialising in dance, books and art.https://bachtrack.com/files/81164-english-national-ballet-in-playlist-track-12-by-william-forsythe----laurent-liotardo-3-resized.jpg510340Playlist (Track 1, 2)Laurent Liotardo2018-Apr-12, Sadler's Wells Theatre: Voices of Americahttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/sadlers-wells-theatre/voices-of-america/12-april-2018/19-302018-04-122018-04-21Sadler's Wells TheatreLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC1R 4TNRosebery Avenue51.529216-0.10632799999996223https://www.ballet.org.uk/production/voices-of-america/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/68506-voices-of-america-240x240.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-02-09UTC09:11:59+00:002017-01-14A first-class, five-star evening made even more exceptional by the extra gift of Cojocaru’s masterclassEnglish National Ballet's exceptional Giselleen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-giselle-skeaping-cojocaru-english-national-ballet-coliseum-london-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngGraham Wattshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18349https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18349https://bachtrack.com/files/305-gw_18.jpgGraham 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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2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-11-01UTC17:25:57+00:002016-09-30English National Ballet scores another triumph with Akram Khan's darkly reimagined interpretation of the greatest of all Romantic ballets.Akram Khan's Giselle at English National Balleten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-akram-khan-giselle-english-national-ballet-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngGraham Wattshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18349https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18349https://bachtrack.com/files/305-gw_18.jpgGraham 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.
https://bachtrack.com/files/46511-alina-cojocaru-and-isaac-hernandez-in-akram-khans-giselle-c-laurent-liotardo.jpg510340Alina Cojocaru and Isaac HernandezLaurent Liotardo2016-Sep-27, Palace Theatre: English National Ballet: Akram Khan's Gisellehttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/palace-theatre-1574/english-national-ballet-akram-khans-giselle/27-september-2016/19-302016-09-272016-10-01Palace TheatreManchesterNorth-WestUnited KingdomM1 6FT53.475832-2.2422306https://secure.atgtickets.com/Online/default.asp?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=F02C3C25-509E-4CA5-B3BA-2C55F427D921https://bachtrack.com/files/36844-240x240_akram_khan_giselle.jpg4
The highlight of Hamburg Ballet’s tour in Japan was the gala The World of John Neumeier. It was rather a full length piece following the life and career of Neumeier with his major works performed seamlessly, accompanied by his own narration
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-15UTC16:09:34+00:002016-03-11The highlight of Hamburg Ballet’s tour in Japan was the gala The World of John Neumeier. It was rather a full length piece following the life and career of Neumeier with his major works performed seamlessly, accompanied by his own narrationThe World of John Neumeier, Hamburg Balleten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-john-neumeier-gala-hamburg-ballet-bunka-kaikan-hall-tokyo-japan-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngNaomi Morihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15388https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15388https://bachtrack.com/files/214-naomi_mori_author.jpgNaomi 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
https://bachtrack.com/files/36520-2r0a2827.jpg510350Kiyonori Hasegawa2016-Mar-08, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan: Main Hall: Hamburg Ballet Gala: The World of John Neumeierhttps://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/tokyo-bunka-kaikan-main-hall/hamburg-ballet-gala-the-world-of-john-neumeier/08-march-2016/18-302016-03-082016-03-09Tokyo Bunka Kaikan: Main HallTokyoTokyoJapan110-87165-45, Ueno Koen,Taito-Ku35.714415139.775298600000045
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-13UTC13:21:03+00:002015-03-09Internationally-renowned dancers perform a diverse range of choreography for the Russian Ballet Icons Gala's tenth anniversary.10th Anniversary of the Russian Icons Gala : from Don Quixote to double suicide en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tenth-anniversary-russian-ballet-icons-gala-london-coliseum-london-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngLaura Dodgehttps://bachtrack.com/files/8562-klimentova_muntagirov_5294_photo_marc_haegeman.jpg348480Daria Klimentova and Vadim Muntagirov in The NutcrackerMarc Haegeman2015-Mar-08, The London Coliseum: 10th Anniversary of the Russian Ballet Icons Gala https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/the-london-coliseum/10th-anniversary-of-the-russian-ballet-icons-gala/08-march-2015/19-002015-03-082015-03-08The London ColiseumLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2N 4ESSt. Martin's Lane51.5097808100746-0.1268577575683594
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-12-15UTC10:18:45+00:002014-12-13English National Ballet’s Nutcracker: a subdued but promising opening of the Christmas season, at the London Coliseum. English National Ballet’s Nutcracker: nearly there.en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nutcracker-english-national-ballet-london-coliseum-december-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCristina de Lucashttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/files/59886-cristina-de-lucas-2.jpgAfter a career in the legal field where she combined her job as an Attorney at Law with collaborative roles in various local and international cultural enterprises, Cristina de Lucas turned to dance research and criticism in 2009, when she moved to London. She obtained her doctorate from the Department of Dance at the University of Roehampton (London). Her fully-funded thesis focused on the confluence between dance and narrative in the repertory of the British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. Her research has received several awards, such a full Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the 2014 SDHS Graduate Student Travel Grant. She also reviews dance and cinema, contributing regularly to several publications in Spain and UK.https://bachtrack.com/files/7603-square_nutcracker_c_photography_by_ash_4.jpg329310Photography by ASH2014-Dec-11, The London Coliseum: The Nutcracker, Op.71https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/the-london-coliseum/the-nutcracker-op71/11-december-2014/19-302014-12-112015-01-04The London ColiseumLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2N 4ESSt. Martin's Lane51.5097808100746-0.1268577575683593
Alina Cojocaru Dream Project 2014 brings together in Tokyo international artist from the Royal Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and the National Opera of Bucharest. An intimate evening with Alina Cojocaru and some of the best dancers on the world's stages.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-07-25UTC12:45:34+00:002014-07-22Alina Cojocaru Dream Project 2014 brings together in Tokyo international artist from the Royal Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and the National Opera of Bucharest. An intimate evening with Alina Cojocaru and some of the best dancers on the world's stages.Alina Cojocaru Dream Project 2014, Program Aen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/alina-cojocaru-dream-project-tokyo-july-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngNaomi Morihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15388https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15388https://bachtrack.com/files/214-naomi_mori_author.jpgNaomi 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
https://bachtrack.com/files/6022-edited_cojocaru_jung_liliom_photo_kiyonori_hasegawa_1.jpg270386Kiyonori Hasegawa2014-Jul-20, U-Port Hall: Alina Cojocaru Dream Project Program A https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/u-port-hall/alina-cojocaru-dream-project-program-a/20-july-2014/15-002014-07-202014-07-27U-Port HallTokyoTokyoJapan 8-4-13, Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku35.6092261139.73018614
Last Friday, The Royal Ballet presented an exciting bill composed of George Balanchine’s iconic Apollo (1928) and two new ballets by acclaimed choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon. The programme was cleverly designed, since Ratmansky and Wheeldon are renowned explorers of the neoclassical style inaugurated by Balanchine.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:39:43+00:002013-02-25George Balanchine’s iconic Apollo in combination with two new works by Alexei Ratmansky (24 Preludes) and Christopher Wheeldon (Aeternum) with The Royal Ballet.Two new works in an inspiring triple bill from The Royal Balleten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-royal-ballet-apollo-ratmansky-wheeldonBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngCristina de Lucashttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/2111https://bachtrack.com/files/59886-cristina-de-lucas-2.jpgAfter a career in the legal field where she combined her job as an Attorney at Law with collaborative roles in various local and international cultural enterprises, Cristina de Lucas turned to dance research and criticism in 2009, when she moved to London. She obtained her doctorate from the Department of Dance at the University of Roehampton (London). Her fully-funded thesis focused on the confluence between dance and narrative in the repertory of the British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. Her research has received several awards, such a full Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the 2014 SDHS Graduate Student Travel Grant. She also reviews dance and cinema, contributing regularly to several publications in Spain and UK.https://bachtrack.com/files/2306-marianela_nunez_in_apollo._photo_johan_persson__roh2.jpg400400Marianela Nunez in Apollo Johan Persson / ROH2013-Feb-22, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Apollo / 24 Preludes / Aeternumhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-royal-ballet-apollo-ratmansky-wheeldon2013-02-222013-02-22Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
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The chill outside was certainly a reminder of Siberian weather, but the anticipation of seeing one of the 20th century’s most popular and beloved dramatic ballets (and set in a milder Russia!) soon had the fingers and toes circulating once more.
2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:37:29+00:002013-01-21Margaret Willis reviews Onegin at the Royal Opera HouseThe Royal Ballet's Oneginen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-royal-opera-house-onegin-royal-balletBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMargaret Willishttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/files/26951-margaret_willis.jpgMargaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.https://bachtrack.com/files/2136-onegin_2.jpg400400Courtesy of ROH2013-Jan-19, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Oneginhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-royal-opera-house-onegin-royal-ballet2013-01-192013-02-08Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
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This Royal Ballet programme, staged to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II, makes an exhilarating tribute, and shows the company on top form in two very different works.
2012Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:26:58+00:002012-05-23Margaret Willis reviews a double bill of Ballo della Regina and La Sylphide from The Royal Ballet, celebrating the Royal Jubilee.An Exhilarating Jubilee Double Bill from The Royal Balleten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-royal-ballet-ballo-regina-sylphide-jubileeBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMargaret Willishttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/47https://bachtrack.com/files/26951-margaret_willis.jpgMargaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.https://bachtrack.com/files/1357-alina_cojocaru_in_la_sylphide__photo_by_johan_persson.jpg400400Alina Cojocaru in La Sylphide Johan Persson2012-May-21, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden: Ballo della regina / La Sylphidehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-royal-ballet-ballo-regina-sylphide-jubilee2012-05-212012-06-15Royal Opera House, Covent GardenLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomWC2E 9DDBow Street,
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Not so many moons ago, opening night at the Opera House meant dressing up—dinner jackets, long dresses and furs, with of course, the obligatory embellishment of the family jewels. Alas, jeans, shirtsleeves and sneakers are all too often seen these days, so glamour and style must stem from the stage outwards into the auditorium.
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