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Drawing from tradition but not in thrall to it: London City Ballet in New York

Miranda Silveira and Álvaro Madrigal in Ashley Page's Larina Waltz
© Photography by ASH
Ellie Young and Joseph Taylor in Arielle Smith's Five Dances
© Photography by ASH
Arthur Wille in Arielle Smith's Five Dances
© Photography by ASH
Cira Robinson and Álvaro Madrigal in Christopher Marney's Eve
© Photography by ASH
London City Ballet in Christopher Marney's Eve
© Photography by ASH
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“Wille in flaming red being the exception: he’s like a creature possessed, with a need for speed”
Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 17 September 2024
Consolations and Liebestraum (Liam Scarlett)
Larina Waltz (Ashley Page)
Five Dances (Arielle Smith)
Eve (Christopher Marney)
London City Ballet
Christopher Marney, Director
Joseph Taylor, Dancer
Cira Robinson, Dancer
Dutch National's Junior Company sets ballet to new rhythms
****1
Candy-crazed: ENB’s sweet-toothed Nutcracker returns
***11
The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout
*****
Royal Ballet School, Next Generation: championing young choreographers
***11
ENB's new Nutcracker more than satiates an acute sugar craving
****1
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Luna: uneven, but with high points
***11
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