NEBT in Genesis Dance Project: a mixed set of offerings

New English Ballet Theatre in Daniela Cardim's Baroque Encounters

New English Ballet Theatre in Ruth Brill's The Cinema Show in Genesis Dance Project

Nicholas Vavrečka, Genevieve Heron in Kristen McNally's Invisible Touch in Genesis Dance Project

New English Ballet Theatre in Kristen McNally's I Can't Dance in Genesis Dance Project

New English Ballet Theatre in Valentino Zucchetti's Firth of Fifth in Genesis Dance Project

By Graham Watts, 05 November 2023

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“her choreography was rich in imagery and musicality and elegantly layered with exquisite transitions”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells: Lilian Baylis Studio, London on 2 November 2023

All in Passing (Peter Leung)

Baroque Encounters (Daniela Cardim)

Genesis Dance Project (Ruth Brill, Valentino Zucchetti, Kristen McNally, Wayne Eagling)

New English Ballet Theatre

Karen Pilkington-Miksa, Director

April Dalton, Costume Designer

Genevieve Heron, Dancer

Nicholas Vavrečka, Dancer

Ana Freire, Dancer

Noah Benzie-Drayton, Dancer

Dan Corthorn, Dancer

NEBT’s Nutcracker: pared down, efficient and exuberant

Deborah Weiss, 18th December

Valentino Zucchetti's Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre's may be economical on numbers but the cast make up for it in commitment.

***11

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.

*****

Myth meets Shoreditch: a rewarding Handel double bill

Dominic Lowe, 29th March

Part of this year's London Handel Festival, Apollo e Dafne and The Choice of Hercules are transported to the stage in a captivating production that blends music and dance.

****1

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

The Royal Ballet: Anemoi/The Cellist a well-balanced double bill

Graham Watts, 20th October

The first revival and first pairing of two award-winning choreographies proves to be a very rewarding double bill.

****1

Zucchetti premiere and Beauty top and tail the RB's mixed programme

Graham Watts, 26th June

Marianela Núñez possesses a shimmering, celestial radiance and Vadim Muntagirov is a Prince in his prime.

****1

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.