Scottish Ballet: Hansel & Gretel

By Graham Watts, 12 December 2016

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“sparkling choreography ... fluidly performed by the soloists”

Reviewed at Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh on 10 December 2016

Hansel and Gretel (Christopher Hampson)

Scottish Ballet

Gary Harris, Set Designer, Costume Designer

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Christopher Hampson's reinvented version of his own original Cinderella, Cinders!, is a triumph of theatre, whether the central character is danced by a man or a woman.

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Kathy Elgin, 21st September

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Gene Kelly's only ballet has been revived by Christopher Hampson, with an excellent twist.

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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.