Les Ballets de Monte Carlo seduce Madrid

By Cristina de Lucas, 12 February 2017

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“refined, polished technique that testifies of the Monte Carlo troupe is in excellent shape”

Reviewed at Teatros del Canal: Sala Roja, Madrid on 10 February 2017

Romeo and Juliet (Leonid Lavrovsky, Jean-Christophe Maillot)

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

Jérôme Kaplan, Costume Designer

A hot affair: Staatsballett Berlin in Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet

Katja Vaghi, 30th June

The Staatsballett Berlin closes its season in great style at the Deutsche Oper. Majestically performed, John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet is a still delight of movement and décor.

*****

Joffrey's R&J: Falling, Flying, or Tumbling in Turmoil

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 29th March

Christine Rocas played Juliet with exuberant lyricism that won me over completely.

***11

ABT Romeo and Juliet at Wolftrap

Hilary Stroh, 14th July

Heated Passions abound in ABT's Romeo and Juliet.

****1

Isabella Boylston: ABT's new Juliet

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 22nd June

Isabella Boylston made an impressive debut in MacMillan's treasured classic amid some fine performances from the supporting cast.

****1

Exquisite woe with BRB's star-crossed lovers

Hedy Mühleck, 25th February

As part of their Shakespeare400 celebration, BRB give a touching account of the Bard's timeless classic Romeo and Juliet.

****1

The Mariinsky's Romeo and Juliet in Tokyo

Joy Wang Xin Yuan, 2nd December

The legendary Natalia Makarova celebrated her 75th birthday in Japan with the Mariinsky's Romeo and Juliet which was led by Kristina Shapran and Timur Askerov.

****1

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Cristina de Lucas

After a career in the legal field where she combined her job as an Attorney at Law with collaborative roles in various local and international cultural enterprises, Cristina de Lucas turned to dance research and criticism in 2009, when she moved to London. She obtained her doctorate from the Department of Dance at the University of Roehampton (London). Her fully-funded thesis focused on the confluence between dance and narrative in the repertory of the British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan. Her research has received several awards, such a full Vice-Chancellor scholarship and the 2014 SDHS Graduate Student Travel Grant. She also reviews dance and cinema, contributing regularly to several publications in Spain and UK.

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