Scottish Ballet's Double Bill: Life in the Fast Lane, Death in the Slow

By Margaret Willis, 07 November 2011

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Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 3 November 2011

Kings 2 Ends (Jorma Elo)

Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth) (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

Scottish Ballet

Karen Cargill, Mezzo-soprano

Richard Berkeley-Steele, Tenor

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

A carefully curated contemporary program in Boston

Jenifer Sarver, 10th March

Contemporary Ballet is alive, thriving and pushing in Boston

***11

Boston Ballet: Obsidian Tear bill

Jenifer Sarver, 3rd November

Boston Ballet opens the 2017-2018 season with a program full of power, grace and artistic unity

****1

Is Daniil Simkin the next Sergei Diaghilev?

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 5th January

With INTENSIO, a program of new dances he commissioned, Simkin is clearly making a major move.

***11

Boston Ballet: A String of Firecrackers

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 27th June

Boston Ballet's second program at Lincoln Center's David H Koch Theater showed off the company's terrific speed, musicality and versatility.

****1

Dutch National Ballet: Dutch Doubles

Sanne Thierens, 16th April

The Dutch National Ballet presents four brand new choreographies in Dutch Doubles, working together with acclaimed artists from different fields.

***11

Boston Ballet's Close to Chuck

Kathryn Maus, 20th February

To open the second half of its 50th anniversary season, Boston Ballet presents a trio of contemporary works that showcases the company’s ever expanding repertory and deepening talent pool with Close to Chuck Reborn.

****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.