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London Coliseum: the 18th Ballet Icons Gala was a little uneven

Margarita Fernandes and Antonio Casalinho in La Esmeralda pas de deux
© Jack Devant
Melissa Hamilton and Roberto Bolle in Caravaggio duet by Mauro Bigonzetti
© Jack Devant
James Pett and Travis Clausen-Knight in Mercy
© Jack Devant
Vadim Muntagirov and Fumi Kaneko in Grand Pas Classique
© Jack Devant
Reece Clarke and Yasmine Naghdi in Wayne McGregor's Qualia
© Jack Devant
Gareth Haw and Sangeun Lee in William Forsythe's In the Middle Somewhat Elevated
© Jack Devant
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“the attention to detail and maturity of their work belies their tender years”
Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 17 March 2024
Ballet Icons Gala 2024
English National Ballet Philharmonic
Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer
Fumi Kaneko, Dancer
António Casalinho, Dancer
Margarita Fernandes, Dancer
Herman Cornejo, Dancer
Skylar Brandt, Dancer
Francesca Hayward, Dancer
Riho Sakamoto, Dancer
Constantine Allen, Dancer
Giorgi Potskhishvili, Dancer
Natalia Osipova, Dancer
Olga Smirnova, Dancer
James Pett, Dancer
Travis Clausen-Knight, Dancer
Osiel Gouneo, Dancer
Camila Bocca, Dancer
Sangeun Lee, Dancer
Gareth Haw, Dancer
Evelīna Godunova, Dancer
Motomi Kiyota, Dancer
Yasmine Naghdi, Dancer
Reece Clarke, Dancer
Roberto Bolle, Dancer
Melissa Hamilton, Dancer
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