The Creation (Rambert Dance at Garsington)

By Graham Watts, 17 July 2016

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“concerned with the fluid patterns of musicality, rather than the narrative intent of the sung words.”

Reviewed at Garsington Opera, High Wycombe on 14 July 2016

Haydn, The Creation (Die Schöpfung), Hob XXI:2

Douglas Boyd, Conductor

Sarah Tynan, Soprano

James Gilchrist, Tenor

Neal Davies, Bass

Mark Baldwin, Choreography

Pablo Bronstein, Set Designer

Dancers from the Rambert company

The Gascoigne Orchestra

Garsington Opera

Simone Damberg Wurtz, Dancer

Hannah Rudd, Dancer

Patricia Okenwa, Choreography

Pierre Tappon, Dancer

Daniel Davidson, Dancer

Joshua Barwick, Dancer

Prospecting for Gold

Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky, 16th December

Simone Damberg Würtz and Dane Hurst shine in an outstanding evening of new choreography.

****1

A radically trad Fidelio at Garsington

Peter Quantrill, 27th June

Simple solutions prove the best in Beethoven's "problem" opera as John Cox's staging is revived at Garsington.

****1

Ravishing Rodelinda: Handel al fresco at Garsington Opera

Roy Westbrook, 13th June

Ruth Knight untangles Handel's Rodelinda, directing a new staging at Garsington which features a feast of fine singing.

****1

Three card trick: compelling new Queen of Spades at Garsington

Roy Westbrook, 29th May

Jack Furness directs a terrific new Queen of Spades at Garsington – haunting and harrowing.

****1

Garsington’s L’elisir d’amore: Dr Feelgood wins the day

David Karlin, 28th May

Simon Higlett’s exquisite sets and costumes give a backdrop to Donizetti’s frothiest of rom-coms.

****1

Madcap comedy from Verdi: Un giorno di regno at Garsington

David Karlin, 29th June

Christopher Alden, Chris Hopkins and an excellent cast send us a comic roller coaster ride with Verdi’s ultra-rarely performed second opera.

*****

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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.

Garsington Opera and Rambert: The Creation