Review: Marianela – Timeless, a love letter to the audience
Lily Hyde sees Marianela Nuñez in Marianela: Timeless – it is Nuñez’s night, and hers alone.
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Interview: Nina Ananiashvili talks about the State Ballet of Georgia’s return to London
Lily Hyde spoke with Nina Ananiashvili, director of the State Ballet of Georgia, about the company’s 12-performance run of Swan Lake in London.
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Review: Mathieu Geffré’s The Monocle at Wilton’s Music Hall in London’s East End
Lily Hyde sees The Monocle: One Last Soirée set in a lesbian bar in 1930s Paris – energetic and sensual with exhilarating moments of togetherness.
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Review: BalletBoyz’s 25th anniversary show, Still Pointless – lacking evolution
Lily Hyde sees BalleyBoyz’s ‘Still Pointless’ programme, admiring the company’s ten accomplished dancers, but finds some works… pointless?
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Interview: The Royal Ballet’s William Bracewell on his journey to Mayerling
Lily Hyde talks to William Bracewell about preparing to play Prince Rudolf in The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling, his acting process, and an unlikely source of inspiration.
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Review: Carlos Acosta’s Don Quixote with Birmingham Royal Ballet – a frothy delight
Lily Hyde sees BRB’s Don Quixote and is impressed by the lead dancers, the orchestrations, and the design, though disappointed by the corps de ballet.
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Interview: Royal Ballet Principal Calvin Richardson on life before and after Mayerling
After his debut in the ballet Mayerling, The Royal Ballet’s Calvin Richardson spoke with Lily Hyde about his dream role and his career as Principal Dancer.
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Review: Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78, Pina Bausch through the eyes of Meryl Tankard
Lily Hyde sees a reworked version of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof with original cast members from 1978 – mired in the old, the show presents something remarkably new.
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Review: English National Ballet’s My First Ballet: Cinderella – moments of real magic
Lily Hyde sees My First Ballet: Cinderella, a production of an incredibly high standard for audience members of any age, with a strong calibre of dancing.
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Review: William Bracewell gives a Shakespearean performance in his debut in Mayerling with The Royal Ballet
Lily Hyde sees William Bracewell’s debut in Mayerling – one of The Royal Ballet’s most intelligent dancers, a singular performer who evades comparison.
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Review: Covent Garden Choreographics with New English Ballet Theatre
Lily Hyde sees New English Ballet Theatre at Royal Ballet & Opera in Covent Garden Choreographics – a company whose ambitions far outpace its resources.
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Interview: Hannah O’Neill, Paris Opera Ballet Étoile, to debut with The Royal Ballet
Paris Opéra Ballet Étoile Hannah O’Neill will make her debut with The Royal Ballet in London as Giselle. Lily Hyde talked with her a few days before her first performance.
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Review: Mayara Magri’s ‘revelatory’ debut as Giselle with Matthew Ball and The Royal Ballet
Lily Hyde sees Mayara Magri’s debut as Giselle and thinks it ‘will go on to be regarded as timeless and perennial as Wright’s ballet itself’.
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Review: Ballet Nights – The New Year’s Day Concert with dancers, musicians and opera singers “of an incredible standard”
Lily Hyde sees Ballet Nights’ New Year’s Day Concert and finds some very strange artistic choices, though enjoys several dazzling performances.
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Review: Valentino Zucchetti’s The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre
Lily Hyde sees Valentino Zucchetti’s production of The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre – it’s a show with heart.
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Interview: Valentino Zucchetti, choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist, talks about his new Nutcracker
Lily Hyde talks to choreographer and Royal Ballet First Soloist Valentino Zucchetti as his new production of The Nutcracker for New English Ballet Theatre tours to the Bahamas before a pre-Christmas run in London.
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Review: Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty with English National Ballet
Lily Hyde sees English National Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan’s 1987 version of The Sleeping Beauty, created for American Ballet Theatre.
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Review: The Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate – a cast full of debuts
Lily Hyde sees a young cast in Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate with The Royal Ballet – dancers to watch in an uneven ballet.
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Review: Hofesh Shechter’s Theatre of Dreams – magical and compelling
Lily Hyde sees the return of Hofesh Shechter Company’s Theatre of Dreams to Sadler’s Wells – an overwhelming sensory experience.
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Review: Black History Month Draft Works at The Royal Opera House – the future is certainly looking bright
Lily Hyde sees Black History Month Draft Works at The Royal Opera House curated by Marcelino Sambé with the work of five Black female choreographers.
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Review: Acosta Danza’s A Decade in Motion – an incredible coterie of dancers
Lily Hyde sees Acosta Danza celebrating A Decade in Motion – the incredible dancers deserve a better programme in which to display their talents.
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