Elfin magic, Russian restraint

Par Mark Pullinger, 21 février 2016

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“Tzu-Chao Chou’s inexhaustible Puck, an airy sprite, full of elastic split jumps and flicks”

Critique faite à Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, le 20 février 2016

The Dream (Sir Frederick Ashton)

A Month in the Country (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Tom Seligman, Direction

Julia Trevelyan Oman, Décors

Jenna Roberts, Danse

William Bracewell, Danse

Feargus Campbell, Danse

Tzu-Chao Chou, Danse

Laura Purkiss, Danse

Michael O'Hare, Danse

Delia Mathews, Danse

Iain Mackay, Danse

Karla Doorbar, Danse

Mathias Dingman, Danse

Jonathan Higgins, Piano

Peter Farmer, Décors

John B. Read, Lumières

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

La Fille mal gardée, le ballet français le plus pittoresque

Laurine Mortha, 27th June

La Fille mal gardée est une comédie haute en couleur mais aussi ballet virtuose, où les variations s’enchaînent allègrement. Pour cette reprise, la performance théâtrale des interprètes de l’Opéra de Paris, particulièrement débridés dans les seconds rôles, est remarquable.

****1

Le romantisme d' Ashton à Garnier

Anne-Laure Faubert, 2nd July

Un ballet burlesque où l'on rit beaucoup servie par des danseurs de qualité mais une soirée où il manquait cette alchimie qui créé les belles soirées.

***11

ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Ivy Lin, 25th October

ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet.

***11

National Ballet of Japan revives Ashton's beloved Cinderella

Naomi Mori, 18th October

The National Ballet of Japan gave an excellent rendition of Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, in spite of many new faces and role debuts.

****1

Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée: the most joyous of ballets

Amanda Jennings, 18th October

If you’re in need of a pick-me-up, get thee to the Royal Opera House and see La Fille mal gardée, a gem of a ballet. There’s a long roster of impressive casts to choose from.

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The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout

Jonathan Gray, 12th July

It was a wonderful, heartening afternoon – it’s no wonder nearly all the 2025 graduates have gained contracts with several major ballet companies.

*****

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Elfin magic, Russian restraint: a charming Ashton double bill at BRB