A gorgeous triple bill to end The Royal Ballet's season

By Graham Watts, 05 June 2019

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“The Firebird is a gloriously dated, gorgeously designed slice of cultural decadence”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 4 June 2019

The Firebird (Mikhail Fokine)

A Month in the Country (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Symphony in C (Le Palais de Cristal) (George Balanchine)

The Royal Ballet

Emmanuel Plasson, Conductor

Kate Shipway, Piano

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Yasmine Naghdi, Dancer

Edward Watson, Dancer

Christina Arestis, Dancer

Gary Avis, Dancer

Marianela Núñez, Dancer

Christopher Saunders, Dancer

Matthew Ball, Dancer

Romany Pajdak, Dancer

Francesca Hayward, Dancer

James Hay, Dancer

Vadim Muntagirov, Dancer

Cesar Corrales, Dancer

Joseph Sissens, Dancer

Fumi Kaneko, Dancer

Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

*****

American Ballet Theatre's legacy works: vintage or dated?

Ivy Lin, 17th October

An uplifting triple bill by American Ballet Theatre with three contrasting ballets. Especially entertaining were Tudor's Gala Performance and Agnes de Mille's Rodeo.

****1

A Diaghilev celebration from BRB2

Mark Pullinger, 6th May

Carlos Acosta devises a programme of Ballets Russes highlights to celebrate Serge Diaghilev and to showcase the young dancers of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s junior company, BRB2.

****1

National Ballet of Japan’s new triple bill is full of bold challenges

Naomi Mori, 15th March

While National Ballet of Japan’s latest triple bill presents many challenges, one hopes these valuable masterpieces will be revived, enabling the company to develop its virtuosity and artistry.

****1

Ballet Nights: an intimate evening with star quality

Deborah Weiss, 29th September

Ballet Nights offers a wonderful variety of dancing and genres. Whatever your preference, there are quality performances to enjoy.

***11

BRB2 in Carlos Acosta's Classical Selection is full of vitality

Graham Watts, 25th April

With five founding dancers in BRB2, this inaugural dance salad was embellished with other ingredients including the addition of seven members from the main company.

****1

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.