Fluctuating around Virginia's tissues of the mind

By Alessandra Tribotti, 23 April 2019

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“her lace-embraced figure.. magnetises with legendary lines and iconic, exquisite arched feet”

Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 7 April 2019

Woolf Works (Italian première) (Wayne McGregor)

Teatro alla Scala

Koen Kessels, Conductor

Moritz Junge, Costume Designer

Alessandra Ferri, Dancer

Federico Bonelli, Dancer

Timofej Andrijashenko, Dancer

Virna Toppi, Dancer

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Caterina Bianchi, Dancer

Lucy Carter, Lighting Designer

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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Alessandra Tribotti

Alessandra is an International Relations and Human Rights graduate, who aims to pursue a career in Human Rights Law and research. Classically trained in ballet, she is also a devoted balletomane with a passion that pushed her to overcome knee issues and sees her back at the barre as an adult. She recently decided to combine her love for dance with her passion for writing, so as to be able to convey her feelings and impressions on the most diverse facets, styles and languages of the terpsichorean art.

Fluctuating around Virginia's tissues of the mind: Woolf Works at La Scala