The Sarasota Ballet: a second programme to relish

The Sarasota Ballet in Ashton's Valses nobles et sentimentales

Amy Wood and The Sarasota Ballet in Ashton's Illuminations

Alex Harrison and Logan Learned in Ashton's Tweedledum and Tweedledee

The Sarasota Ballet in Ashton's Façade

Ellen Overstreet and Ricardo Rhodes in Ashton's Jazz Calendar

Par Alexander Simpkins, 09 juin 2024

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“The ending of this ballet is one of the simplest, yet most beautifully crafted you may ever see”

Critique faite à Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Londres, le 6 juin 2024

Valses nobles et sentimentales (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Divertissements (by Sir Frederick Ashton) (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Façade (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Jazz Calendar (excerpt) (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Sarasota Ballet

Iain Webb, Mise en scène

Jennifer Hackbarth, Danse

Ricardo Graziano, Danse

Ricardo Rhodes, Danse

Marijana Dominis, Danse

Jessica Assef, Danse

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Alexander Simpkins

Alex is a London-based ballet teacher. He began training at the Suzanna Raymond School of Dance and graduated from Central School of Ballet. For 15 years, he danced for companies in Austria, Spain and Germany, including Ballet de Zaragoza. Since 2015, Alex has taught in the UK at London Studio Centre, Gielgud Academy of Performing Arts, CityLit and the RAD Dance School. He contributed articles to the Dancing Times between 2018 – 2020. Recently, he initiated an award which enables dance students to see live ballet performances, in memory of his teacher, John O’Brien (former Rambert dancer and Dance Books founder.)