Xander Parish, making his British debut at Saturday’s matinee, proved that he has been transformed into a true Mariinsky prince. His achievement is a reproach to the Royal Ballet, who failed to value him as a danseur noble.
Tag - Royal Opera House
2 Casts in various extracts - Oxana Skorik and Timur Askerov, Yulia Stepanova and Xander Parish. Gallery by Dave Morgan.
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
We don't give stars but this is a 4- or even 5-star show... Classy work indeed.
It's not a perfect show by any means, but come the end you still love Acosta, his spirit and his smile. He remains a potent name, doing potent things for ballet, like filling the ROH...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
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.
In the Royal Ballet's last programme for this season two old favourites frame the first performances of Alastair Marriott's latest work, Connectome. It's a well-balanced evening and gives the new piece every chance to shine.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
But this is a really enterprising and unusual use of the Linbury space that leaves you with an intense curiosity to see what Whitley does next.
Featuring The Royal Ballet and Alexander Whitley Dance Company. Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
It's always good to get back to mixed programmes after one of the Royal Ballet's long runs of blockbusters, and better still when the first item on the bill is Balanchine's timeless Serenade.
Gallery by Dave Morgan…
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
Boonham's second piece provided some compensation. The title, 'The Human Edge', provides the clue to this, perhaps - a piece with feelings and emotions to be communicated.
Gallery by Foteini Christofilopoulou...
Gallery by Dave Morgan...
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.
Gallery by Dave Morgan...