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Tag Archives: English National Ballet
A Corsaire full of brio from English National Ballet
Le Corsaire **** English National Ballet, The Coliseum, 13th January 2016 For oriental opulence crossed with swashbuckling bravado, English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire is a welcome antidote to winter gloom. Never mind that the plot – nominally based on Byron’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Ringwood, Brooklyn Mack, Cesar Corrales, English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic, Gavin Sutherland, Lauretta Summerscales, Le Corsaire, Osiel Gouneo, Tamara Rojo, Yonah Acosta
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Cinematic storytelling in English National Ballet’s fine Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet *** English National Ballet, Southampton, 31st October 2015 Death lurks around every corner in Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, created for English National Ballet (then named London Festival Ballet) back in 1977 and energetically performed here. Soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Bufalá Fernando, English National Ballet, Erina Takahashi, Ezio Frigerio, Gavin Sutherland, Isaac Hernández, James Streeter
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