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!
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Re Sergei Polunin: Please excuse my ignorance, but … surprise departure? Grateful if you would fill me in.
Of course, see
https://gramilano.com/2012/01/young-ballet-star-sergei-polunins-shock-resignation-from-the-royal-ballet/
and then
https://gramilano.com/2012/01/ex-royal-ballet-dancer-ivan-putrov-states-that-the-companys-dancers-are-not-artists-but-defecting-colleague-sergei-polunin-is/
followed by
https://gramilano.com/2012/01/polunin-speaks-its-a-confusing-time/
and
https://gramilano.com/2012/02/sergei-polunin-loses-his-right-to-work-in-the-uk/
which should fill you in!
Fascinating — thank you so much.
I had assumed he would be under contract.
Ballet and tattoos are an interesting combination.
@marcelogomes47 Have fun at the ROH – knock ’em dead… http://t.co/4kdoexJa #ballet
His first time with the company — no?
His début with the Royal Ballet, but not with the role.
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