Anna Tsygankova is a riveting Lady Macbeth in Amsterdam

Anna Tsygankova and Giorgi Potskhishvili in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth

Olga Smirnova and Timothy van Poucke in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth (5th April cast)

Giorgi Potskhishvili as Macbeth in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth

Olga Smirnova and Timothy van Poucke in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth (5th April cast)

Anna Tsygankova as Lady Macbeth in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth

Olga Smirnova and Timothy van Poucke in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth (5th April cast)

Par Vikki Jane Vile, 09 avril 2025

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“fingers splayed rigidly and a killer extension that shoots up next to her head”

Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 6 avril 2025

Lady Macbeth (Helen Pickett)

Dutch National Ballet

Koen Kessels, Direction

James Bonas, Mise en scène

Luis F Carvalho, Décors, Costumes

Dutch National Ballet Orchestra

Helen Pickett, Mise en scène

Anna Tsygankova, Danse

Giorgi Potskhishvili, Danse

Edo Wijnen, Danse

Nina Tonoli, Danse

Impressing the Czar : Semperoper Ballett Dresden

Anne-Laure Faubert, 5th January

Impressing the Czar de William Forsythe, interprété par Ballet de l’Opéra de Dresde, est une critique caustique des conventions de la danse classique.

****1

Scottish Ballet's The Crucible: never less than thrilling

Kathy Elgin, 1st May

Scottish Ballet are tremendous in Helen Pickett's riveting production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

****1

American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment punishes the audience

Ivy Lin, 30th October

Great novels make bad ballets. There might be exceptions to this rule, but this isn't it.

**111

Balletic alchemy in Scottish Ballet's The Crucible

Graham Watts, 14th June

Helen Pickett's slick and revealing adaptation of Arthur Miller's play receives its London premiere at Sadler's Wells.

***11

An evening with Scottish Ballet at the Edinburgh Festival

Graham Watts, 8th August

A worthwhile addition to the locker of lockdown digital dance.

***11

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Hilary Stroh, 11th October

Adam Hougland's premiere of Carmina Burana in Kansas City.

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Vikki Jane Vile

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for over ten years, specialising in Ballroom and Ballet. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance. Vikki writes for BroadwayWorld and previously Dancing Times, LondonDance.com and CultureWhisper. She also prides herself on being a Strictly Come Dancing connoisseur since its inception and has appeared on BBC radio and several podcasts as an expert on all things Strictly. Having lived in London for ten years, she is now based in Germany and adapting to the Berlin dance scene.

Anna Tsygankova is a riveting Lady Macbeth in Pickett’s new production