Stars dance for Nepal

By Margaret Willis, 24 August 2015

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“prodigious talent, sound technical ability, musicality, inner passion, and outward joy of dancing”

Reviewed at St James Theatre, London on 20 August 2015

Tangents (Daniela Cardim)

Toca (Erico Montes)

Mad Women (Kristen McNally)

Wundarra (Daniela Cardim)

The Creatures of Prometheus (Erico Montes)

La Ilorona (Marcelino Sambé)

New English Ballet Theatre

David Donelly, Dancer

Theo Dubreuil, Dancer

Maria Barroso, Dancer

Olivia Cowley, Dancer

Gary Avis, Dancer

Jonathan Watkins’ A Single Man pierces the heart at the Linbury

Deborah Weiss, 8th September

Jonathan Watkins’ A Single Man is a compelling piece of dance theatre and a magnificent vehicle for the leading characters to shine as dancers and actors.

****1

Ella’s Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella is a rip-roaring triumph

Graham Watts, 4th July

A “high-five” for the maturity, professionalism and outstanding production values of the London Children's Ballet's latest full-length ballet.

Ballet Central at the Linbury: keen to prove its versatility

Deborah Weiss, 17th June

Ballet Central provides an extremely varied programme of new and old, classical and contemporary dance, with plenty of aplomb.

***11

Wheeldon’s Alice: The Royal Ballet shines in a vehicle of excellence

Amanda Jennings, 13th June

Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland shows off The Royal Ballet's roster of supreme dance actors in every version of technical wizardry and comic incarnation.

****1

The RB's Romeo and Juliet: electrifying on-stage chemistry

Deborah Weiss, 5th May

A compelling performance of MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet from an excellent cast, proves to be a triumph for Patricio Revé, debuting with the Company and paired with Natalia Osipova.

*****

Naghdi’s Juliet pierces the heart as MacMillan’s masterpiece returns

Mark Pullinger, 4th March

“But, soft, what light through yonder window breaks?” Yasmine Naghdi reaches new interpretative depths in this revival of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s classic Romeo and Juliet.

****1

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Margaret Willis

Margaret studied ballet in Moscow for five years and later was a member of London City Ballet. A reviewer since 1978 for many newspapers and magazines including Dancing Times and Dance Magazine, Margaret is a specialist on Russian Ballet, and has written books on Russian Ballet and Carlos Acosta.

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