If you read November’s edition of Dancing Times (and I strongly recommend that you do!), the magazine’s Talking Point column has some musings by Gramilano on the importance of dancers being informed not only about their own art, but about other arts, many of which are accumulated to make a ballet anyway: prose, music, painting, sculpture. Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet is … [Read more...] about From Noverre to Chauviré: A dancer must have a real depth of culture
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Mara Galeazzi returns home for her swan song
You may not to get to see Royal Ballet principal Mara Galeazzi dance at the Royal Opera House again (addio 13 June 2013 in Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling), or with the Royal Ballet (addio 29 June in MacMillan's Manon), but there is a wonderful opportunity to see her dance in three weeks' time.On 23 July there will be a magnificent ballet gala at Verona's Teatro Romano … [Read more...] about Mara Galeazzi returns home for her swan song
Aterballetto’s Romeo and Juliet in Milan: contemporary dance at its highest level
Romeo and Juliet by Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti was created for his company Aterballetto in 2006, and has received international acclaim ever since. But what a strange bird it is. Exotic and sensual, yes, beautiful to behold, certainly, but the storytelling is vague and, even for a viewer who knows traditional versions of Prokofiev’s ballet intimately, Bigonzetti’s … [Read more...] about Aterballetto’s Romeo and Juliet in Milan: contemporary dance at its highest level
A thumbs down for the revival of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
Created in 1997, Bourne's Blitz Cinderella is being revived at Sadlers' Wells. The critics had some doubts.Zoë Anderson in The Independent starts: Matthew Bourne can come across as a brilliant producer of his own weaker work. His Cinderella moves the fairytale into the London Blitz, a monochrome period world lit red by fire. The staging is stylish, from pace to tiny, witty … [Read more...] about A thumbs down for the revival of Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
BRB’s Cinderella under the BBC’s Christmas tree
Cinderella is the BBC's ballet offering for Christmas. The new, much-acclaimed Bintley production for the Birmingham Royal Ballet will be shown on BBC 2: Performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet in its 20th anniversary year, BBC Two broadcasts a new production of Cinderella – a dazzling visual experience choreographed by David Bintley.The production brings together … [Read more...] about BRB’s Cinderella under the BBC’s Christmas tree
