Tag Archives: Gary Avis

An ecstatic, fevered Tatiana from Natalia Osipova as Cranko’s Onegin returns

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

Onegin Royal Ballet, 18th January 2020 Call it an occupational hazard, but there’s a danger when reviewing a work you love deeply of setting the bar impossibly high. Can the soprano singing the leading lady possibly match your favourite interpretation? … Continue reading →

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Sweet sorrow: Matthew Ball and Lauren Cuthbertson dance a heart-rending Romeo and Juliet

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Romeo and Juliet The Royal Ballet, 26th March 2019 “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” So perfect is Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s choreography in the Balcony Scene of Romeo and Juliet that one can almost hear Shakespeare’s lines being spoken by the … Continue reading →

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Núñez and Muntagirov light up Don Quixote

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Don Quixote The Royal Ballet, 15th February 2019 Perhaps it’s written in the skies why Carlos Acosta’s staging of Don Quixote for The Royal Ballet looks tame. In the outer acts, fluffy white clouds scud across powder blue. For all … Continue reading →

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Sugar and spice: The Nutcracker returns to launch the festive season

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker **** The Royal Ballet, 3rd December 2018 For some people, it’s the switching on of the Oxford Street lights. For others, it’s the aroma of cinnamon and citrus on Stir-Up Sunday. But for me, the festive season … Continue reading →

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Let it snow! Christmas arrives in Covent Garden with The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker **** The Royal Ballet, 8th December 2015 Midnight chimes. A sinister bass clarinet throbs, a harp glints and the strings begin their ascent. Gary Avis’ debonair Drosselmeyer flings glitter to the heavens and the Christmas tree magically … Continue reading →

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