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NDT1 in Figures in Extinction: cerebral and physical excellence

NDT1 in Figures in Extinction [1.0] the list © Rahi Rezvani
An extraordinary evening of dance theatre of the highest quality, Figures in Extinction for Nederlands Dans Theater 1 is a thought provoking experience worth repeating.
*****
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Figures in Extinction: a thrilling evening with NDT 1

Figures in Extinction by Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney with Nederlands Dans Theater 1 © Andrew Perry
An evening focused on the separation of humanity from the natural world and the destruction of that world, either because of ignorance, greed or just not caring.
*****
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McBurney's delightfully batty Magic Flute returns to the Coliseum

Rainelle Krause (Queen of the Night) and Norman Reinhardt (Tamino) © Manuel Harlan
English National Opera brings back Simon McBurney's theatre of wonders for this Mozart classic. 
****1
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McBurney's Magic Flute makes a triumphant return to DNO

Thomas Oliemans (Papageno) and Ying Fang (Pamina) © Bart Grietens
After its Met Opera debut earlier in the year, Simon McBurney's popular staging returns to Amsterdam. 
*****
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Musically peerless but battering: Wozzeck in Aix

Christian Gerhaher (Wozzeck) © Monika Rittershaus
Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO give an orchestral performance to remember, with a fine singing cast, but Simon McBurney's staging dials the bleakness to maximum too early.
***11
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Simon McBurney’s richly inventive Zauberflöte arrives at the Met

Lawrence Brownlee (Tamino) and Met Orchestra principal flute Seth Morris © Karen Almond | Met Opera

With a stellar cast and fine orchestral playing, Mozart’s enigmatic fairy tale takes on a darker, more grown-up tone in its first new Metropolitan Opera staging in 19 years.

*****
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