Covent Garden's Triple Bill spans history

By Margaret Willis, 19 October 2011

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Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 17 October 2011

Limen (Wayne McGregor)

Marguerite and Armand (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Requiem (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

The Royal Ballet

Barry Wordsworth, Conductor

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Woolf Works for The Royal Ballet: reaching poetic depths

Maggie Foyer, 17th January

Woolf Works returns to Royal Opera House stage showcasing some of Wayne McGregor’s best choreography and a roster of exceptional performances.

****1

Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour

Vikki Jane Vile, 30th November

For one night only, audiences in Frankfurt were treated to some world class ballet on the expansive stage of the Jahrhunderthalle.

****1

Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line offers powerful performances

Maggie Foyer, 13th September

A dramatic staging of two Greek myths, Wayne McGregor’s Jocasta’s Line is an epic production for Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, a truly modern and totally original work.

****1

McGregor’s Deepstaria explores the deepest recesses of the oceans

Graham Watts, 27th February

A visually striking and thought-provoking work requiring continual concentration to absorb.

***11

The Royal Ballet: MaddAddam is carried by sublime performances

Amanda Jennings, 14th November

The combination of spectacular backdrops and evocative film projections are visually stunning and the dancers are superb, but Wayne McGregor's MaddAddam is difficult to follow.

***11

Uneven Woolf Works is a strong vehicle for a legendary ballerina

Ivy Lin, 28th June

Final verdict on Woolf Works? It’s sprawling, uneven, with parts that are thrilling and other parts that are prosaic and shallow.

***11

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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.