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Ballet Icons 20th anniversary gala offered a roster of international stars

Vadim Muntagirov and Fumi Kaneko in Black Swan pas de deux
© Jack Devant
Margarita Fernandes and António Casalinho in Tchaikovsky pas de deux
© Jack Devant
Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko in Nutcracker duet
© Malcolm Levinkind
Sae Maeda and Marcelino Sambé in Chroma
© Jack Devant
Anna Rose O'Sullivan and Reece Clarke in Spring Waters
© Malcolm Levinkind
Lucía Lacarra and Matthew Golding in Finding Light
© Jack Devant
Elenora Abbagnato and Paul Marque in the duet from Le Parc
© Jack Devant
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“stunning in the quality of interpretation, both technically and artistically”
Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 15 February 2026
Ballet Icons Gala 2026
Maria Seletskaja, Conductor
English National Ballet Philharmonic
Eleonora Abbagnato, Dancer
Sarah Chun, Dancer
Travis Clausen-Knight, Dancer
Matthew Golding, Dancer
Fumi Kaneko, Dancer
Lucía Lacarra, Dancer
Nicoletta Manni, Dancer
Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer
James Pett, Dancer
Marcelino Sambé, Dancer
Edward Watson, Dancer
Timofej Andrijashenko, Dancer
António Casalinho, Dancer
Reece Clarke, Dancer
Margarita Fernandes, Dancer
Paul Marque, Dancer
Marianela Núñez, Dancer
Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Dancer
Patricio Revé, Dancer
Iana Salenko, Dancer
Daniil Simkin, Dancer
Francesco Gabriele Frola, Dancer
Madeline Woo, Dancer
The Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen in Carré
*****
A triumphant Romeo and Juliet from Philadelphia Ballet
****1
Ballet Nights 011 – Convergence a winning formula at Cadogan Hall
****1
Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet
*****
National Ballet of Japan’s Raymonda is a feast of excellent dancing
*****
The Australian Ballet does Romeo and Juliet: precision over passion
***11
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