L’Histoire de Manon: MacMillan's great ballet comes to Prague

Danilo Lo Monaco as Des Grieux and Romina Contreras as Manon in MacMillan's L'Histoire de Manon

Federico Ievoli as Des Grieux in Kenneth MacMillan's L'Histoire de Manon

Alina Nanu as Lescaut's mistress with Czech National Ballet in L'Histoire de Manon

Paul Irmatov as Lescaut and Aya Okumura as Lescaut's mistress in MacMillan's L'Histoire de Manon

Romina Contreras as Manon and Giovanni Rotolo as the Gaelor in MacMillan's L'Histoire de Manon

Romina Contreras as Manon and Danilo Lo Monaco as Des Grieux in MacMillan's L'Histoire de Manon

Par Graham Watts, 24 février 2025

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“Contreras expressed the vagaries in Manon’s capricious character with a soulful, dramatic command”

Critique faite à State Opera (Státní opera), Prague, le 20 février 2025

L'Histoire de Manon (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

The Czech National Ballet

Martin Yates, Direction

Cinzia Lo Fazio, Décors

Natalia Stewart, Costumes

Jacopo Pantani, Lumières

Prague State Opera Orchestra

Romina Contreras, Danse

Danilo Lo Monaco, Danse

Paul Irmatov, Danse

Aya Okumura, Danse

Matěj Šust, Danse

Francesco Scarpato, Danse

Federico Ievoli, Danse

Alina Nanu, Danse

John Powers, Danse

Tudor Moldoveanu, Danse

Marek Svobodník, Danse

Nina Fernandes, Danse

La danse macabre de Mayerling entre au répertoire de l'Opéra de Paris

Jade Larine, 25th October

Drame sulfureux en trois actes s’inscrivant dans la veine des grandes fresques narratives léguées par MacMillan, Mayerling laisse un goût d'inachevé malgré la belle prestation du Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris.

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Manon MacMillan à l'Opéra de Paris

Laurine Mortha, 20th April

Désormais véritable chef-d’œuvre du ballet classique, L’Histoire de Manon nous emmène au travers des transports amoureux, du remord et de la trahison qui secouent la destinée tragique de deux jeunes gens, dans une trame simple mais restée très puissante.

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The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: violent, feral, tortured dance

Graham Watts, 30th March

In this latest revival of Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling, The Royal Ballet presents a roster of powerful and vivid interpretations across the board.

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National Ballet of Japan's revival of Manon was devastatingly good

Naomi Mori, 19th March

National Ballet of Japan in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon has been revived six years after its performances were cancelled because of the pandemic. Exceptionally good interpretations led the opening night performance.

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Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour

Vikki Jane Vile, 30th November

For one night only, audiences in Frankfurt were treated to some world class ballet on the expansive stage of the Jahrhunderthalle.

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Jonathan Gray, 27th November

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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.