This production opens Monica Mason's last season as director of the Royal Ballet. To recall the company as it was 10 years ago, after the dreadful year in which Ross Stretton’s directorship had reduced the troupe to a confused and uncertain state – the Queen’s Golden Jubilee gala remains a nightmare for those who sat incredulously through it – is to recognise how much Dame … [Read more...] about Critics Round-up: Royal Ballet in Jewels
Zenaida Yanowsky
The FT gives a one-star review and a thumbs-down to Acosta and Yanowsky
In one of the worst reviews of the season, the Financial Times' Clement Crisp finds almost nothing to like in Carlos Acosta's Premieres Plus at the London Coliseum: I remember visiting East Berlin when that city was still divided, and being intrigued by shops whose windows were filled with boxes which proclaimed delicacies of many kinds. A friend explained that the boxes, … [Read more...] about The FT gives a one-star review and a thumbs-down to Acosta and Yanowsky
First reviews are out of Wheeldon’s Alice at the Royal Ballet
Neil Norman for The Daily Express has no doubt: I predict that Christopher Wheeldon’s triumphant production of Lewis Carroll’s immortal classic will become the must-see ballet for children and adults alike. As a full-length narrative ballet – the first commissioned by the Royal Ballet in sixteen years – it is a cogent and immensely entertaining work. As a feat of engineering … [Read more...] about First reviews are out of Wheeldon’s Alice at the Royal Ballet
Zenaida Yanowsky video on the difference between a white and black swan
A new BBC video interview with Zenaida Yanowsky tries to explain some of the differnces between Odette and Odile. Although rather comically repeating herself, Yanowsky shows off her wonderful white-swan arms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12171253 Photo by Johan Persson … [Read more...] about Zenaida Yanowsky video on the difference between a white and black swan