Marcelo Gomes to fill Sergei Polunin’s shoes at the Royal Ballet

Marcelo Gomes, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, will perform as a guest artist with the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London on February 9.

In his first appearance with the company, Gomes will dance the role of Oberon in Frederick Ashton’s “Dream” opposite Alina Cojocaru, the role Sergei Polunin was scheduled to dance before his surprise departure from the company.

When Gomes danced the role with ABT the New York Post said,

Best of all was Marcelo Gomes’ impassioned and extraordinarily assured performance as Oberon. The role is known for its treacherous turns; Gomes nailed every one without a single bobble.

A “bobble”, for non-Americans, is a mishandling of the ball in baseball!

Photo: Rosalie O’Connor

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer in Milan, blogging (under the name ‘Gramilano’) about dance, opera, music and photography for people “who are a bit like me and like some of the things I like”. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy.

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