★★★★✰ A rare and full mixed bill of a night from Northern Ballet, the more welcome for featuring two London premieres - by Amaury Lebrun and Kenneth Tindall. The premieres bookended a bill with one short work and two pas de deux between...
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★★✰✰✰ All up it feels like a dangerous story is just not told in a particularly dangerous or surprising way.
Jann Parry with some thoughts on the Darcey Bussell gala to raise funds for British Ballet and featuring Ballet Black, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, New Adventures, Northern Ballet, Rambert2, Scottish Ballet and The Royal Ballet.
★★★★✰ In spite of all the problems with performing a proscenium arch ballet in an arena setting with a purpose-built stage, it is no less magical than any other production and in some ways, it works advantageously.
★★★✰✰ Despite these reservations, I am certain that Victoria will repay multiple viewings, since there is much excellent work to consider...
Marston has been working at Northern Ballet creating Victoria for the company (premiere this month) and we wanted to find out more, also catch up on other commissions and discuss just how she works creatively and manages to juggle it all so effortlessly…