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

Sangeun Lee as Aurora with English National Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty

English National Ballet in Act 3 of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty

Sangeun Lee as Aurora with English National Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty

Par Jonathan Gray, 30 novembre 2025

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“I enjoyed the barely disguised disdain Carabosse showed towards her fellow Fairies”

Critique faite à Mayflower Theatre, Southampton, le 27 novembre 2025

La Belle au bois dormant (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

English National Ballet

Dominic Grier, Direction

Peter Farmer, Décors

Nicholas Georgiadis, Costumes

English National Ballet Philharmonic

Ivana Bueno, Danse

Elvis Nudo, Danse

Junor Souza, Danse

Thiago Silva, 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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Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut

Kathy Elgin, 4th July

Ballet Nights is more than an evening of party pieces: it showcases emerging talent alongside older favourites and, in the case of this first Scottish outing, has an eye to local tradition.

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Jonathan Gray

Jonathan Gray was born in Wales and studied at The Royal Ballet School, Leicester Polytechnic and Wimbledon School of Art. He was a member of the curatorial department of The Theatre Museum, London, from 1989 until 2005, and was editor of Dancing Times from 2008 until its closure in 2022.