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The Royal Ballet: MaddAddam is carried by sublime performances

Joseph Sissens as Jimmy, Fumi Kaneko as Oryx, William Bracewell as Crake in McGregor's MaddAddam
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Melissa Hamilton as Toby in Wayne McGregor's MaddAddam
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The Royal Ballet in Wayne McGregor's MaddAddam
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Lukas B. Brændsrød, Giacomo Rovero and Joseph Sissens in McGregor's MaddAddam
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Fumi Kaneko (Oryx), Joseph Sissens (Jimmy) in Wayne McGregor's MaddAddam
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Marco Masciari (Descendant Blackbeard), Joseph Sissens (Ancestor Snowman) in MaddAddam
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“Some of the heavy-handed devices employed to elucidate the story feel like cheating”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 14 November 2024
Maddaddam (Wayne McGregor)
The Royal Ballet
We Not I, Set Designer
Gareth Pugh, Costume Designer
Lucy Carter, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Joseph Sissens, Dancer
Fumi Kaneko, Dancer
William Bracewell, Dancer
Melissa Hamilton, Dancer
Woolf Works for The Royal Ballet: reaching poetic depths
****1
Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour
****1
Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line offers powerful performances
****1
McGregor’s Deepstaria explores the deepest recesses of the oceans
***11
Uneven Woolf Works is a strong vehicle for a legendary ballerina
***11
Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography (v95) – too much noise!
***11
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