Nostalgia and magic: Birmingham Royal Ballet's Aladdin in London

By Margaret Willis, 22 March 2013

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Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 20 March 2013

Aladdin (David Bintley)

Birmingham Royal Ballet

César Morales, Dancer

Nao Sakuma, Dancer

Iain Mackay, Dancer

Tzu-Chao Chou, Dancer

Marion Tait, Dancer

Natasha Oughtred, Dancer

Ambra Vallo, Dancer

Tyrone Singleton, Dancer

Céline Gittens, Dancer

Royal Ballet Sinfonia

Paul Murphy, Conductor

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****1

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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.