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Giorgi Potskhishvili as Macbeth in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth

Olga Smirnova and Timothy van Poucke in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth (5th April cast)

Anna Tsygankova as Lady Macbeth in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth

Olga Smirnova and Timothy van Poucke in Helen Pickett's Lady Macbeth (5th April cast)

By Vikki Jane Vile, 09 April 2025

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“fingers splayed rigidly and a killer extension that shoots up next to her head”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 6 April 2025

Lady Macbeth (Helen Pickett)

Dutch National Ballet

Koen Kessels, Conductor

James Bonas, Director

Luis F Carvalho, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Dutch National Ballet Orchestra

Helen Pickett, Director

Anna Tsygankova, Dancer

Giorgi Potskhishvili, Dancer

Edo Wijnen, Dancer

Nina Tonoli, Dancer

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Vikki Jane Vile

Vikki Jane Vile has been reviewing dance for over ten years, specialising in Ballroom and Ballet. In 2018, she became a member of the Critics' Circle for Dance. Vikki writes for BroadwayWorld and previously Dancing Times, LondonDance.com and CultureWhisper. She also prides herself on being a Strictly Come Dancing connoisseur since its inception and has appeared on BBC radio and several podcasts as an expert on all things Strictly. Having lived in London for ten years, she is now based in Germany and adapting to the Berlin dance scene.

Anna Tsygankova is a riveting Lady Macbeth in Pickett’s new production