A Diaghilev celebration from BRB2

Alexandra Manuel (Firebird) and Marlo Kempsey-Fagg (Prince Ivan) in The Firebird

Jack Easton and Ariana Allen in Le Spectre de la rose

Les Sylphides

Alisa Garkavenko and Tom Hazelby in Les Sylphides

Sophie Walters (Hostess) in Les Biches

Andrea Riolo and Ixan Llorca Ferrer in Shéhérazade

Par Mark Pullinger, 07 mai 2025

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“Alexandra Manuel excelling in the fluttering mimed gestures as the firebird”

Critique faite à Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham, le 6 mai 2025

Les Sylphides (Mikhail Fokine)

Shéhérazade (Pas de deux) (Mikhail Fokine)

Le Spectre de la rose (Mikhail Fokine)

Les Biches, FP 36 (Rag mazurka and pas de deux) (Bronislava Nijinska)

L'Oiseau de feu (Pas de deux) (Mikhail Fokine)

BRB2

Paul Murphy, Direction

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Tom Hazelby, Danse

Alisa Garkavenko, Danse

Alexandra Manuel, Danse

Maïlène Katoch, Danse

Andrea Riolo, Danse

Ixan Llorca Ferrer, Danse

Ariana Allen, Danse

Jack Easton, Danse

Sophie Walters, Danse

Marlo Kempsey-Fagg, Danse

Jeanette Wong, Piano

Noah Cosgriff, Danse

Ellyne Knol, Danse

La Martha Graham Dance Company est de retour à l'Opéra

Laurine Mortha, 4th September

Après près de trente ans, la compagnie fondée en 1926 par la chorégraphe Martha Graham remonte sur les planches de l’Opéra Garnier. Pionnière de la danse moderne, la chorégraphe a laissé derrière elle un répertoire de plus de cent cinquante œuvres qui ont profondément marqué l’histoire de la danse.

***11

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

***11

BRB2 in Carlos Acosta's Classical Selection is full of vitality

Graham Watts, 25th April

With five founding dancers in BRB2, this inaugural dance salad was embellished with other ingredients including the addition of seven members from the main company.

****1

A showcase for Ukrainian ballet at Sadler's Wells

Graham Watts, 7th September

Ivan Putrov, who has enjoyed a long career based in London, brings dancers from his homeland for a special London gala.

***11

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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.