An Eclectic Evening: Robert Clark and Darren Ellis dance at the Place

By Erin Johnson, 20 April 2012

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Reviewed at The Place, London on 17 April 2012

Long Walk Home (Darren Ellis)

Badlands (Robert Clark)

Ashton Celebrated in luscious style by The Royal Ballet

Amanda Jennings, 6th June

The Royal Ballet gets off to an extraordinary start for its Ashton Celebrated season with some ravishing dancing on offer.

****1

Festival of New Choreography: plenty of imagination and bold choices

Deborah Weiss, 15th February

Four world premieres and four main stage debuts provides genuine hope for the future of choreography.

****1

An excellent Ashton triple bill from The Royal Ballet

Mark Pullinger, 23rd April

A richly varied trio of works celebrate The Royal Ballet's former director, performed with sincerity and panache.

****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

Popcorn, fish dives and a rock guitar lute: Balanchine and Robbins

Mark Pullinger, 4th June

An evening of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins at Covent Garden, topped by a beautifully poignant rendering of Dances at a Gathering.

****1

21st-Century Choreographers celebrated by The Royal Ballet

Graham Watts, 18th May

The first post-lockdown performance by The Royal Ballet offer an important indicator for the company's future.

****1

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Erin Johnson

Erin Johnson is a postgraduate student at London Contemporary Dance School, and an avid writer. She holds two bachelor degrees from the University of Washington, one in journalism and the other in dance.