Easter delights in Dutch National Ballet's Spring Special

By Graham Watts, 12 April 2021

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“Replay, a duet danced with consuming intensity by Vito Mazzeo and YuanYuan Zhang”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 5 April 2021

Giselle (Pas de quatre & Pas de deux) (Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot)

The Sleeping Beauty (Grand pas de deux) (Marius Petipa)

The Talisman (Pas de deux) (Pyotr Gusev)

Duet (Wayne Eagling)

Delibes Suite (José Carlos Martínez)

Alignment (World premiere) (Juliano Nuñes)

Classical Symphony (Gavotte) (Ted Brandsen)

Replay (Ted Brandsen)

Two and Only (Wubkje Kuindersma)

Dutch National Ballet

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Anna Ol, Dancer

James Stout, Dancer

Artur Shesterikov, Dancer

Vito Mazzeo, Dancer

YuanYuan Zhang, Dancer

Qian Liu, Dancer

Jessica Xuan, Dancer

Semyon Velichko, Dancer

Jakob Feyferlik, Dancer

Salome Leverashvili, Dancer

Nina Tonoli, Dancer

Jan Spunda, Dancer

Sho Yamada, Dancer

Jozef Varga, Dancer

Timothy van Poucke, Dancer

Anna Tsygankova, Dancer

Constantine Allen, Dancer

Maia Makhateli, Dancer

Young Gyu Choi, Dancer

A new Albrecht makes a polished Giselle shine even brighter

Deborah Weiss, 7th March

A last minute injury to Natalia Osipova does not mar the magic of Sir Peter Wright's Giselle as Marianela Núñez steps in to partner Patricio Revé.

****1

A Valentine’s Day Giselle in Atlanta: Romantic excellence

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 14th February

A lovely production of Giselle by the increasingly good and ever-growing Atlanta Ballet.

****1

The RB: Peter Wright’s Giselle is as near perfection as you can get

Amanda Jennings, 14th February

Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle was given a well-deserved, thunderous ovation on opening night. A near perfect rendition of the ballet from all quarters of the Company was deeply satisfying.

*****

National Ballet of Japan’s Giselle: a triumphant London debut

Graham Watts, 24th July

National Ballet of Japan offer a 21st-century remake of this 19th-century Romantic classic with impeccable performances.

*****

American Ballet Theatre: Super-Giselle lives up to the hype (mostly)

Ivy Lin, 21st June

ABT's Giselle was the kind of glamorous, old-school ABT night of yore. You sensed the entire company leveled up for the occasion. One hopes that Smirnova will return in the future.

*****

National Ballet of Japan's revival of Giselle: a dramatic return

Naomi Mori, 10th April

National Ballet of Japan has revived their production of Giselle, ahead of their tour to the Royal Opera House in London, replicating the triumphant success it had in 2022.

*****

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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.