Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Tag - London
Some pictures of Coppelia coming together in the main English National Ballet studio, taken by ENB dancer, and well known photographer, Laurent Liotardo...
5 Questions to Shiori Kase. ENB soloist Shiori Kase is on a roll – only yesterday promoted to First Soloist (as of September), she's just won a Gold Medal at the prestigious Jackson International Ballet Competition in the USA and is about to make her debut in Coppelia...
Les Saisons Russes / Natalia Sats Opera & Ballet – Petrushka, Chopiniana, Polovtsian Dances – London
The triumph of the triple bill was the rip-roaring account of the Polovtsian Dances, with the choir exulting from boxes at the side of the Coliseum stage.
Question... What's the biggest audience noise you will ever hear in ballet? Answer... The roar of the audience at the end of the Royal Ballet School show at the Opera House.
I feel that I now know what an end-of-pier seaside special looks like in Brazil.
Only the official retirement age of 42 requires him to leave the company, alas, though he may be invited back as a guest.
It’s a really demanding work, and the intimate setting of the Purcell Room brings you up close to every drop of sweat.
...it’s very Russian in its mixture of comedy, satire and luscious spectacle – and first-class performances.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
5 Questions to Paul White. Last year Australian Paul White danced at the Southbank Centre in Meryl Tankard's 'The Oracle' and won a UK National Dance Award for Outstanding Performance. This week he dances in a new piece at the Southbank - another winner? We catch up with him...
This glitzy evening proved that the Central School of Ballet has friends in abundance (or perhaps that should be hyphenated to “a-bun-dance”) but the aim of this gala event was clearly to encourage a few more.
If there’s a linking rationale between the sequences, other than one of physical contrasts, it’s not evident. Lecavalier cannot fail to be riveting because of her compelling presence, as androgynous as David Bowie, as vulnerable as Wendy Houstoun...
If you are keen on seeing new work, this is an attractive package of five varied pieces which is very well presented.
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
The result is enchantingly low-tech, re-created afresh at every performance
It’s a very satisfying package of liquid, sinuous movement delivered by idiosyncratic and characterful performers.
Transitions Dance Company is a finishing school that provides a special opportunity to contextualise their dance studies and training and this year’s ensemble demonstrated a strong range of capabilities across a wide spectrum of skill sets.