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Review — Royal Ballet Triple Bill: Agon, Sphinx, and Limen, 13th November 2009
This was a second visit, my first being on opening night. The dancers were the same, partly because of injury, although Sphinx should have had an entirely new cast. But this time I was close to the st… more →
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Review — Royal Ballet Triple Bill: Agon, Sphinx, and Limen, 13th November 2009
markronan wrote 2 weeks ago: This was a second visit, my first being on opening night. The dancers were the same, partly because … more →
Review — Cyrano, Birmingham Royal Ballet, at Sadler's Wells, November 2009.
markronan wrote 2 weeks ago: This is the second of two ballet programmes by the BRB at Sadler’s Wells, the ot … more →
Quantum Leaps, Birmingham Royal Ballet, BRB at Sadler's Wells, November 2009 — Powder, E=mc2, and The Centre and its Opposite
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markronan wrote 2 weeks ago: In this triple bill each work was a team effort, and the dancers performed superbly. The sequence of … more →
Triple Bill — Agon, Sphinx, and Limen, Royal Ballet, November 2009
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markronan wrote 3 weeks ago: Agon is a Greek word meaning ‘contest’, and this 1957 Balanchine ballet is for twelve da … more →
Peter Pan
Paper_Hanger wrote 4 weeks ago: I went to a performance of Peter Pan put on by the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Warning: plot revealed. … more →
Mayerling, Royal Ballet, 29th October 2009
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markronan wrote 1 month ago: This was the October 29th performance with Carlos Acosta as Crown Prince Rudolf. A brief discussion … more →
Sleeping Beauty, Royal Ballet, October 2009
markronan wrote 1 month ago: This was the first night of the present run, and featured some excellent dancing, but the evening ne … more →
Mayerling, Royal Ballet, October 2009
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markronan wrote 1 month ago: This was the second night of the present run, with Johan Kobborg in the main role as the 30-year-old … more →
Royal Ballet Masterclass – Mayerling
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annanotherthing wrote 2 months ago: Clore Studio – Royal Opera House Tuesday 29 September 2009 This review is not about the performances … more →
Goldberg, The Brandstrup-Rojo project, Royal Opera House, Linbury Studio, September 2009
markronan wrote 2 months ago: This was a new work by Danish choreographer Kim Brandstrup to Bach’s Goldberg Variations, play … more →
Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Visit to London, July/August 2009
markronan wrote 3 months ago: St. Petersburg — capital of the Russian Empire for over 200 years since 1713 — is home to the Mariin … more →
Review of Sleeping Beauty, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
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markronan wrote 3 months ago: What better way to end the Mariinsky Ballet’s tour of London than with this lovely production … more →
Homage to Balanchine, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
markronan wrote 3 months ago: In this triple bill the first item was Serenade, to Tchaikovky’s Serenade in C major for strin … more →
Swan Lake, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
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markronan wrote 3 months ago: This was a welcome relief from the Mariinsky’s dreadful production of Romeo and Juliet, and th … more →
La Sylphide: revenge of the witch
Paper_Hanger wrote 3 months ago: I went to a performance of La Sylphide put on by the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Warning: plot reveale … more →
Romeo and Juliet, Maryinsky Ballet, Royal Opera House, August 2009
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markronan wrote 3 months ago: If you love pantomime, you might like this, but to those of us brought up on Kenneth Macmillan … more →
Jewels, Royal Ballet, June 2009
markronan wrote 5 months ago: This 1967 Balanchine ballet is in three parts: Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds. Mr. B originally hoped … more →
Tribute to Diaghilev, Royal Opera House, June 2009
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markronan wrote 5 months ago: This was a delightful mixture of divertissements, very ably conducted by Valery Ovsianikov with the … more →
Ondine, Royal Ballet, May 2009
markronan wrote 6 months ago: This 1958 Ashton ballet is about a water nymph Ondine, and her love for a human named Palemon. Like … more →
