Lacking abandon: Onegin in Berlin

Par Mark Pullinger, 08 octobre 2015

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“Mikhail Kaniskin... didn’t smoulder, but he carried off Onegin’s aloof manner well”

Critique faite à Schillertheater: Großer Saal, Berlin, le 8 octobre 2015

Onéguine (John Cranko)

Staatsballett Berlin

Paul Connelly, Direction

Elisabeth Dalton, Décors, Costumes

Staatskapelle Berlin

Mikhail Kaniskin, Danse

Hyo-Jung Kang, Danse

Krasina Pavlova, Danse

Marian Walter, Danse

Martin Szymanski, Danse

La première d’Onéguine, prélude aux adieux de Ganio et Pagliero

Laurine Mortha, 8th February

Le ballet de John Cranko sera la dernière danse de l’étoile Mathieu Ganio avant ses adieux à la scène, bientôt suivis de ceux de Ludmila Pagliero... ce qui rend la production d'autant plus bouleversante.

*****

Onéguine, un poème chorégraphique élégiaque

Jade Larine, 13th February

Cet Onéguine dansé restitue avant tout deux univers russes révolus, l'un bucolique et l'autre impérial, composant ainsi un poème chorégraphique d'une infinie poésie.

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Hot ice: Osipova and Brændsrød sizzle in Cranko’s Onegin

Mark Pullinger, 3rd June

Natalia Osipova, a seasoned Tatiana, is joined by Lukas B Brændsrød, making his debut as Onegin in the summer return of John Cranko's take on Pushkin's classic verse novel.

*****

The Royal Ballet in Onegin: supreme performances across the board

Graham Watts, 22nd January

The welcome revival of a borrowed jewel in The Royal Ballet's treasure chest of story ballets.

*****

Onegin is the Bridgerton of ballet

Ivy Lin, 20th June

Two very promising debuts in the lead roles and good performances in the supporting roles, made this an enjoyable Onegin.

****1

Farewells and bold debuts in National Ballet of Canada's Onegin

Gianmarco Segato, 24th November

National Ballet of Canada's connections to John Cranko's Onegin run deep and this revival featured beloved company farewells and exciting next generation debuts.

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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.

Lacking a sense of abandon: Cranko's Onegin at Staatsballett Berlin