70th Anniversary celebrations 2020 marks English National Ballet’s 70th Anniversary with celebrations taking place throughout the 2019-2020 Season that give opportunities for the Company to say, ‘Thank You’ to its audiences, fans, friends and partners. The 70th Anniversary will be celebrated with three special Gala performances at the London Coliseum featuring extracts from a … [Read more...] about English National Ballet announces 2019-2020 70th Anniversary Season
Frankenstein
Photo Album: tonight’s opening cast of Frankenstein, The Royal Ballet
Liam Scarlett's first full-length ballet is revived for the first time running from tonight, 5 March 2019 until 23 March. Victor Frankenstein is played by Federico Bonelli, Elizabeth by Laura Morera, and The Creature is Wei Wang. Scarlett's production uses music by Lowell Liebermann with magnificent designs from John Macfarlane, beautifully and dramatically lit by … [Read more...] about Photo Album: tonight’s opening cast of Frankenstein, The Royal Ballet
Critics Round-up: Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty
In 2006 Monica Mason decided to go back to the beginning with the Royal Ballet's signature ballet, The Sleeping Beauty: consign the 2003 Makarova disaster ("dramatically shapeless and emotionally flat" said The Times) to the dustbins, and restore Oliver Messel's 1946 production. That was the year that the Vic-Wells Ballet moved to the Royal Opera House. There has now been a … [Read more...] about Critics Round-up: Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty
Haley Joel Osment drawn back to the dead
Twelve years after The Sixth Sense, Haley Joel Osment has returned to frequent dead people. This time around, he's using them as science projects. Osment will star in "Wake the Dead", an upcoming adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". Based on Steven Niles' Frankenstein-themed graphic novels, Osment will play Victor Franklin, a college student morbidly experimenting … [Read more...] about Haley Joel Osment drawn back to the dead
Tamara Rojo interview: “I start from zero – I go back to the steps to find all the feelings again”
Five minutes in the company of Tamara Rojo and you don’t just want to interview her: you want her to be your best friend. Funny, clever, phenomenally articulate, she responds to each question with excitement, wit, fury and intelligence - and so begins The Telegraph's long interview with the Royal Ballet star. Rojo on returning to a role: I start from zero. I don’t have … [Read more...] about Tamara Rojo interview: “I start from zero – I go back to the steps to find all the feelings again”