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Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland dazzles at National Ballet of Japan

Yoshito Kinoshita (The White Rabbit)
© Kiyonori Hasegawa | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland © by Christopher Wheeldon
Takafumi Watanabe (The Knave of Hearts) and Yui Yonezawa (Alice)
© Kiyonori Hasegawa | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland © by Christopher Wheeldon
Yuko Masuda (The Queen of Hearts)
© Kiyonori Hasegawa | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland © by Christopher Wheeldon
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“Yuko Masuda played the role hilariously, with rubber-like facial expressions”
Reviewed at New National Theatre, Tokyo: Opera House, Tokyo on 3 June 2022
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Christopher Wheeldon)
Nathan Brock, Conductor
Misato Tomita, Conductor
Bob Crowley, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Natasha Katz, Lighting Designer
Yui Yonezawa, Dancer
Takafumi Watanabe, Dancer
Yoshito Kinoshita, Dancer
Yuko Masuda, Dancer
Atlanta Ballet shines in a mixed contemporary program
*****
NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun
****1
The Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate is sumptuous but complex
****1
Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut
****1
ABT in Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale: CliffsNotes Shakespeare
***11
Wheeldon’s Alice: The Royal Ballet shines in a vehicle of excellence
****1
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