Marta Mele sees the bright colours and the tragedy of unattainable love in La Bayadère at Rome Opera House with Iana Salenko and Bakhtiyar Adamzhan. TitleLa BayadèreCompanyRome Opera … [Read more...] about Review: La Bayadère in Rome with Iana Salenko and Bakhtiyar Adamzhan
Review: Marco Spada returns to Rome for the first time since Rudolf Nureyev’s appearances in 1981
Marta Mele sees Marco Spada with Rome Opera Ballet, a ballet first restaged in Rome in 1981 by choreographer Pierre Lacotte for Rudolf Nureyev. TitleMarco SpadaCompanyRome Opera BalletVenueTeatro … [Read more...] about Review: Marco Spada returns to Rome for the first time since Rudolf Nureyev’s appearances in 1981
Italian choreographer Amedeo Amodio receives a lifetime achievement award at the Italian Parliament
The career of dancer and choreographer Amedeo Amodio was celebrated on 2 July at the Nilde Iotti Library in the Chamber of Deputies – the lower house of the Italian Parliament. Amodio, in conversation … [Read more...] about Italian choreographer Amedeo Amodio receives a lifetime achievement award at the Italian Parliament
Review: From Cacti to Angelic Forms, an Evening of Contemporary Authors at the Rome Opera
Marta Mele sees Dawson / León-Lightoot / Ekman at the Rome Opera House, a choreographic journey that seems to go backwards in time, asking us to question the ultimate nature of dance. TitleDawson / … [Read more...] about Review: From Cacti to Angelic Forms, an Evening of Contemporary Authors at the Rome Opera
Review: Onegin in Rome – two exceptional performers in a tear-jerking evening
Marta Mele sees the Rome Opera Ballet in John Cranko's Onegin starring two exceptional performers, Friedemann Vogel and Nicoletta Manni. TitleOneginCompanyRome Opera BalletVenueTeatro dell'Opera di … [Read more...] about Review: Onegin in Rome – two exceptional performers in a tear-jerking evening
Review: Una Noche con Sergio Bernal enhances the unique beauty of the Spanish choreographer-dancer
Marta Mele sees Una Noche con Sergio Bernal in Rome – a night of passion and excitement in the Italian capital. TitleUna Noche con Sergio Bernal CompanySergio Bernal Dance CompanyVenueLa Nuvola, … [Read more...] about Review: Una Noche con Sergio Bernal enhances the unique beauty of the Spanish choreographer-dancer
Review: A cloud of contemporary dreams for Rome Opera Ballet
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet in a dreamy contemporary triple bill that reconnects the myth of Sisyphus to our virtual lives. TitlePhilippe Kratz – S Francesco Annarumma – CreatureVittoria … [Read more...] about Review: A cloud of contemporary dreams for Rome Opera Ballet
Review: a Carmen in dialogue with Mérimée with Rome Opera Ballet
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet in Jiří Bubeníček's Carmen – “An indomitable woman exploring her sensuality and power of attraction over men.” TitleCarmenCompanyRome Opera BalletVenueTeatro … [Read more...] about Review: a Carmen in dialogue with Mérimée with Rome Opera Ballet
Review: The Nutcracker by Paul Chalmer with Rome Opera Ballet – alternate cast – magic that illuminates social and gender conflicts
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet’s Nutcracker – “a magic that illuminates social and gender conflicts, opening up with enthusiasm to adult life”. TitleThe NutcrackerCompanyRome Opera … [Read more...] about Review: The Nutcracker by Paul Chalmer with Rome Opera Ballet – alternate cast – magic that illuminates social and gender conflicts
Review: Uwe Scholz’s Le rouge et le noir with Rome Opera Ballet – discovering love and passion
Marta Mele sees Rome Opera Ballet in Le rouge et le noir by Uwe Scholz – “The enormous challenges of narrative ballet coupled with the symphonic music of Hector Berlioz” TitleLe rouge et le … [Read more...] about Review: Uwe Scholz’s Le rouge et le noir with Rome Opera Ballet – discovering love and passion