Arthur Pita's The Metamorphosis at the Royal Opera House

By Erin Johnson, 26 March 2013

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Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 20 March 2013

Metamorphosis (Arthur Pita)

The Royal Ballet

Edward Watson, Dancer

Next Generation Festival: Rambert School impresses throughout

Graham Watts, 1st July

A show where the whole School was the star.

****1

English National Ballet School embraces the unconventional

Deborah Weiss, 19th June

English National Ballet School Professional Trainees show great versatility in their final performance of the year, with a highly entertaining mixed programme.

****1

Pita’s disturbing take on Hans Christian Andersen’s grim fairy-tale

Sarah Kirkup, 20th June

Natalia Osipova and Jonathan Goddard excel in the gothic drama of Pita’s storytelling – but is it all just a bit too gory?

***11

ABT's Whiteside and Trenary star in Pita's The Tenant at The Joyce

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 10th November

The single best thing about The Tenant was Frank Moon’s score, played by Moon himself on the piano, violin, and singing.

***11

Ballet Black: a contrasting bill of Shakespearian envy and whimsy

Kirsty Morgan, 8th June

Ballet Black delights the Glasgow Tramway with a contrasting double-bill of Shakespearian envy and whimsy.

****1

The final program in SF Ballet's Unbound festival

Jaime Robles, 26th April

Most of the pieces were choreographed at a similarly demanding level, with speed, precision and immaculate timing as necessities.

****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.