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The Lady in Red: Queensland Ballet’s Firebird and Carmen

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“the youthful corps, who displayed freshness and commitment ... were the backbone of the evening”
Reviewed at QPAC: Playhouse, Brisbane on 26 May 2018
Carmen (Carlos Acosta)
The Firebird (Mikhail Fokine, Liam Scarlett)
Queensland Ballet
Acosta's Don Quixote for BRB: polished but not quite enough panache
***11
Nutcracker in Havana: a novel take on the popular ballet
***11
Carlos Acosta's full-length Carmen is hot but it doesn't sizzle
***11
Carlos Acosta's Don Quixote thrills at the National Ballet of Canada
*****
Carlos Acosta: On Before inspires rapturous standing ovations
***11
The Royal Ballet's Don Quixote delivers a crowd-pleasing romp
****1
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