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MacMillan Celebrated: a worthy tribute to a great choreographer from his Royal Ballet home

The Royal Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Danses concertantes
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Francesca Hayward as Marie and Marcelino Sambé as Woyzeck in MacMillan's Different Drummer
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Thomas Whitehead as the Captain in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Different Drummer
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Melissa Hamilton and The Royal Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Requiem
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Joseph Sissens and The Royal Ballet in Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Requiem
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“In the face of such intensity, the tragic ending becomes inevitable”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 20 March 2024
Danses Concertantes (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)
Different Drummer (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)
Requiem (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)
The Royal Ballet
Koen Kessels, Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Marcelino Sambé, Dancer
Francesca Hayward, Dancer
Lauren Cuthbertson, Dancer
Matthew Ball, Dancer
The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: violent, feral, tortured dance
****1
National Ballet of Japan's revival of Manon was devastatingly good
****1
Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour
****1
ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty: disappointing cuts skew the story
***11
Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut
****1
Ballet Nights – Spring Into Summer a fascinating hotchpotch of dance
****1
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