ENB: Song of the Earth /La Sylphide

Par Erin Whitcroft, 12 janvier 2018

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“it’s an unusual pairing which requires audience willingness to quickly adjust aesthetic expectation”

Critique faite à The London Coliseum, Londres, le 9 janvier 2018

Song of the Earth (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

La Sylphide (August Bournonville)

English National Ballet

Gavin Sutherland, Direction

Tamara Rojo, Danse

Isaak Hernandes, Danse

Daniel Kraus, Danse

Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Danse

Jurgita Dronina, Danse

Samuel Sakker, Ténor

Rhonda Browne, Mezzo-soprano

English National Ballet Philharmonic

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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ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty: disappointing cuts skew the story

Jonathan Gray, 27th November

English National Ballet's revival of the Tchaikovsky classic The Sleeping Beauty, disappoints at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton.

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Erin Whitcroft

Erin is a professionally trained ballet dancer having moved from the United States as a teenager to train at The Royal Ballet’s lower and upper schools. Since her performance career ended she has continued to research the history of dance and has post-graduate qualifications in both English and Education. Erin regularly presents papers at academic conferences and is a freelance critic specialising in dance, books and art.

English National Ballet's latest double bill is an unusual pairing