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International Draft Works: an opportunity for discovery

Dutch National Ballet in Lars de Vos’ Burden
© Andrej Uspenski
Northern Ballet in George Liang's Sky Above, Voices Within
© Andrej Uspenski
Joburg Ballet in Tumelo Lekana's Mpho
© Andrej Uspenski
Dancers from Acosta Danza in Kit Holder's Capriccio
© Andrej Uspenski
The Royal Ballet in Marcelino Sambé's Almost Human
© Andrej Uspenski
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“supremely athletic and good enough to warrant a second viewing”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 9 April 2025
Burden (Lars de Vos)
Sky Above, Voices Within (George Liang)
In Absence (Ashley Dean)
Heartquake (Emanuele Babici)
Mpho (Tumelo Lekana)
Capriccio (Kit Holder)
Pages (Cina Espejord)
Almost Human (Marcelino Sambé)
The Royal Ballet
Norwegian National Ballet
Joburg Ballet
Stuttgart Ballet
Northern Ballet
Dutch National Ballet
Encounters: The Royal Ballet at its versatile best
****1
Holst and Weir operas from the Guildhall School of Music
***11
The Sleeping Beauty is crammed with so many gems!
****1
Pauline Viardot's Cendrillon outshines Bizet at Guildhall School
***11
Le nozze di Figaro given a stylish twist
****1
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: La Clemenza di Tito
***11
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