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Triple Bill — Agon, Sphinx, and Limen, Royal Ballet, November 2009
Agon is a Greek word meaning ‘contest’, and this 1957 Balanchine ballet is for twelve dancers who perform in twos, threes, etc. without any story. The music by Stravinsky is interestingly … more →
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Chipmunk feeling better!
djform wrote 5 days ago: I was glad to read reports today that the teenage Grime star Chipmunk is feeling better after his al … more →
Romeo and Juliet - Fonteyn and Nureyev - Royal Opera House
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Banjos, Ballet, Black Yoghurt and Bloggers
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YorubaGirl wrote 1 week ago: I was very much the culture vulture this past week, darlings, as I took in, among others, some comed … more →
Triple Bill — Agon, Sphinx, and Limen, Royal Ballet, November 2009
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markronan wrote 2 weeks ago: Agon is a Greek word meaning ‘contest’, and this 1957 Balanchine ballet is for twelve da … more →
The last few weeks in Dance
libbycostello wrote 2 weeks ago: October saw the London Dance scene go into overdrive with back to back premiers. Here’s a few … more →
Reviews From 2008
libbycostello wrote 3 weeks ago: The Cholmondeleys and the Featherstonehaughs, Russian Roulette, Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Ballet.co C … more →
Reviews from 2007
libbycostello wrote 3 weeks ago: New Adventures, Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker!, Sadler’s Wells, 13 Dec 07 – 20 Jan 08 on Londondance.c … more →
Mayerling, Royal Ballet, 29th October 2009
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markronan wrote 3 weeks 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 →
London Restaurant Festival starts in just two days!
Sophie wrote 1 month ago: London Restaurant Festival is a citywide celebration of eating out, and guess what…? It starts … more →
Dudley Simpson (1985)
drwhointerviews wrote 1 month ago: Dudley Simpson was one of the most prolific ‘Doctor Who’ composers, scoring much of the … 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 →
Amphitheatre Bar
erinsboroughlass wrote 2 months ago: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD View from our table Theatres and concert hall … more →
Don Carlo, Royal Opera, September 2009
markronan wrote 2 months ago: Imagine a Christian Taliban in Spain, putting men, women and children in Flanders — all heretics — t … more →
Linda di Chamounix, Royal Opera, September 2009
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markronan wrote 2 months ago: This late work by Donizetti was written for a Viennese audience and first performed in May 1842, the … more →
World's First Twitter Opera
Regina Walton wrote 2 months ago: I’m sitting here researching KickApps.com, I tripped over a fun bit of news. The first Twitter … 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 →
