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Tag Archives: Gavin Sutherland
Ethereal Alina Cojocaru a heartbreaking Giselle for English National Ballet
Adam: Giselle ***** English National Ballet, Coliseum, 11th and 14th January 2017 It’s bold artistic leadership by Tamara Rojo for English National Ballet to programme its classic Giselle in the same season as Akram Khan’s pulsating rewrite. Mary Skeaping’s production … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, Alina Cojocaru, Cesar Corrales, English National Ballet, Fernando Bufalá, Gavin Sutherland, Giselle, Isaac Hernández, Laurretta Summerscales, Rina Kanehara, Stina Quagebeur, Tamara Rojo, Xander Parish
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Confusion in the chocolate box: a return for Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker at ENB
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker ** English National Ballet, The Coliseum, 14th December 2016 The Nutcracker was the entry point for many into ballet, either via excitable school trips or through benevolent relations. It’s the perfect length, Tchaikovsky’s chocolate box music is … Continue reading
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Tagged Emilio Pavan, English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic, Gavin Sutherland, James Streeter, Junor Souza, Laurretta Summerscales, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker
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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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