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AmsterdamThe Nutcracker and the Mouse King
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Toer van Schayk; Wayne Eagling; Dutch National Ballet; Johannes Witt; Hans-Åke Sjöquist
VeniceThe Nutcracker
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Wayne Eagling; Tamás Solymosi; Gábor Hontvári; Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice
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National Ballet of Japan: a breathtaking Beauty opens the season
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National Ballet of Japan opened their 2024/25 season with Eagling’s The Sleeping Beauty. Haruka Sassa's Aurora, guesting from Staatsballett Berlin, and prima ballerina, Yui Yonezawa, debuting as the Lilac Fairy, were highly impressive.
Ayako Ono dazzles in National Ballet of Japan’s Nutcracker
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National Ballet of Japan’s Nutcracker by Wayne Eagling is a family favourite, with lead dancers Ayako Ono and Yudai Fukuoka giving a flawless performance as the leads.
ENB's Nutcracker: beautiful dancing but blurred narrative
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English National Ballet's current Nutcracker shows off the brilliance of the dancers across the ranks but after many years, the weaknesses in the plot and characterisation remain flawed.