Both Royal Ballet premieres, one by Kim Brandstrup, the other by Liam Scarlett, were surely keepers, bound to be seen again.
Tag - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
...a show that is all about simply feeling good and being part of an event rather than just a spectator.
Vadim Muntagirov, making his debut as Jack, is any girl’s dream of a dancing partner.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with Sarah Lamb and Vadim Muntagirov in the lead. Gallery by Dave Morgan...
The Mad Hatter from The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in a dance-off against The Mad Hatter from ZooNation’s brand new hip-hop dance show The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Liam Scarlett's "With a Chance of Rain" premiere - It seemed Marcelo Gomes and Hee Seo might never detach from each other in the final pas de deux...
Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a showy affair...
Wheeldon has honed his craft in making a story ballet, much better constructed than his Alice in Wonderland. His core characters account for themselves in revealing solos and his pas de deux are no longer over-ingenious.
The' Wind in the Willows' is the Royal Opera House’s first transfer to the West End. I hope other shows will follow...
Words with the man and thoughts on the Behind the Scenes at The Royal Ballet book from Graham Watts. Details of his next book too - on Natalia Osipova...
Don’t expect big emotional highs and lows or deeply defined characters, just a clear narration of a story that everyone knows. So if we judge it on these terms how does it do?
...though I don’t believe it’s a great work of art, there’s no denying that it’s fun.
36 pictures by Dave Morgan...
The highly-anticipated and much-talked-about production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has finally made its way to Washington D.C. for a ten-performance run in January...
In the intimate setting of the Linbury Studio Theatre, Lauren was joined by fellow principal, Nehemiah Kish, for an exclusive Masterclass called “The progression of the pas de deux”. Captivating all with her wit and warmth...
But if some grasp of the narrative can be assumed rather than supplied, Wheeldon still needs to make us care about his characters. He does succeed in making Alice a warm-blooded, strong-willed character, and Lauren Cuthbertson works extremely hard in the role to give us a lively, resourceful and energetic heroine. Jack is less strongly drawn. Federico Bonelli is certainly handsome enough for any...
32 pictures by Dave Morgan….
The Royal Ballet are going to throw open the doors on the 23 March and live stream on the net through the day - Kristen McNally and TV/radio presenter George Lamb will host. A bold initiative.
Here are the just released dance related nominations. Good luck to all! OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE THE DESIGN TEAM for their work on the Royal Ballet’s ALICES ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND at the Royal Opera House. EDWARD WATSON for his performance in THE METAMORPHOSIS at the Linbury Studio at the Royal Opera House SYLVIE GUILLEM for her performance in her production of 6000 MILES AWAY at...
An important event yesterday – the Royal Opera House annual press conference – with Kevin O’Hare announcing his first season as incoming Royal Ballet Director. He takes over from Monica Mason in the summer. I found myself Tweeting before (on reading the press releases) and during the press conference – on #roh201213. Here is the stream in all its contorted Tweetiness and...