The Bolshoi’s Un-Shakespearean Shrew

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 30 juillet 2017

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“Kristina Kretova was easily the best”

Critique faite à Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York, le 27 juillet 2017

The Taming of the Shrew (Jean-Christophe Maillot)

Bolshoi Ballet

Kristina Kretova, Danse

Denis Savin, Danse

Anastasia Stashkevich, Danse

Artem Ovcharenko, Danse

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, du mystère d'Eyal à la joie de Maillot

Julie Jozwiak, 28th February

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo sont enfin de retour à Paris avec un programme contrasté : le fascinant Autodance de Sharon Eyal puis le ballet historique Vers un pays sage de Jean-Christophe Maillot.

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LAC ou le "scandale du mal"

Anne-Laure Faubert, 6th June

Jean-Christophe Maillot chorégraphie un ballet à mi-chemin entre le cinéma expressionniste allemand dans son Prologue et les codes de la danse néo-classique. Il s'interroge sur les notions de bien et de mal, les désirs plus ou moins assumés du Prince. Une soirée dont on ne sort pas indemne.

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Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: Cendrillon through a psychological lens

Elsa Giovanna Simonetti, 15th February

A deeply psychological version of the fairytale, Jean-Christophe Maillot's Cendrillon provides ample opportunities for the whole cast to delve into their characters and rise to the technical challenges.

****1

World ballet stars and future talents at Ballet Nights’ Decadance

Vikki Jane Vile, 4th February

Ballet Nights is an ambitious dance project that began two and a half years ago and was the brainchild of founder, Jamiel Devernay-Laurence. Lots to applaud while celebrating its tenth programme.

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Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo’s Ma Bayadère is a stunning reinvention

Elsa Giovanna Simonetti, 27th December

Splendid and impeccable, endowed with striking virtuosity, the corps de ballet functions both as choir and living scenography, accompanying and sustaining the protagonists. Ma Bayadère in Monte-Carlo is spectacular.

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Triunfo absoluto del Romeo y Julieta de Jean-Christophe Maillot

Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 28th June

El Palau de Les Arts presenta el poético e histórico Romeo y Julieta coreografiado de los Ballets de Monte-Carlo.

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.