Ave Maya: International stars perform in memory of Plisetskaya

By Margaret Willis, 08 March 2016

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“brings together many super-talented dancers ... who each paid their own tribute to the artist”

Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 6 March 2016

Giselle (Act II pas de deux) (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot)

Romeo and Juliet: pas de deux (Balcony pas de deux) (Michael Smuin)

The Sleeping Beauty (Pas de deux) (Marius Petipa, Alexei Ratmansky)

Le Corsaire (Pas de deux) (Anna-Marie Holmes, Marius Petipa, Konstantin Sergeyev)

The Three-Cornered Hat (Leonide Massine)

The Bright Stream (Alexei Ratmansky)

Swan Lake: Pas de Deux (Act III Pas de Deux )

Spartacus

Carmen Suite (Alberto Alonso)

Boléro (Maurice Béjart)

Dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet

English National Ballet Philharmonic

Dancers of the Mariinsky Ballet

Dancers of the Royal Ballet

Dancers of the English National Ballet

Dancers of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Dancers of the Staatsballett Berlin

Dancers of the New York City Ballet

Dancers of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

A new Albrecht makes a polished Giselle shine even brighter

Deborah Weiss, 7th March

A last minute injury to Natalia Osipova does not mar the magic of Sir Peter Wright's Giselle as Marianela Núñez steps in to partner Patricio Revé.

****1

A Valentine’s Day Giselle in Atlanta: Romantic excellence

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 14th February

A lovely production of Giselle by the increasingly good and ever-growing Atlanta Ballet.

****1

The RB: Peter Wright’s Giselle is as near perfection as you can get

Amanda Jennings, 14th February

Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle was given a well-deserved, thunderous ovation on opening night. A near perfect rendition of the ballet from all quarters of the Company was deeply satisfying.

*****

National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Graham Watts, 24th July

National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.

*****

American Ballet Theatre: Super-Giselle lives up to the hype (mostly)

Ivy Lin, 21st June

ABT's Giselle was the kind of glamorous, old-school ABT night of yore. You sensed the entire company leveled up for the occasion. One hopes that Smirnova will return in the future.

*****

National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Naomi Mori, 10th April

National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.

*****

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Margaret Willis

Margaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.