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Tag Archives: Koen Kessels
MacMillan’s Manon remains as irresistible as ever
Manon Royal Ballet, 2nd October 2019 Sir Kenneth MacMillan was the master at full length narrative ballets packed with emotional power, from the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to the intense psychodrama of Mayerling. His storytelling is seen at its … Continue reading
Sweet sorrow: Matthew Ball and Lauren Cuthbertson dance a heart-rending Romeo and Juliet
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
A keeper: Scarlett delivers a triumphant new Swan Lake for The Royal Ballet
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake ***** Royal Ballet, 17th May 2018 Faced with one of the most daunting tasks in ballet – choreographing a new production of Swan Lake – Liam Scarlett has nailed it. Huge pressure rests on the shoulders of anyone restaging a core … Continue reading
All that glitters: an opulent Sleeping Beauty returns to Birmingham Royal Ballet
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty *** Birmingham Royal Ballet, Mayflower Theatre, 31st January 2018 Fairy tale ballets don’t come with a higher classical pedigree than The Sleeping Beauty. Premiered in St Petersburg in 1890, it is the epitome of Imperial style and … Continue reading
Starry, starry night: Birmingham Royal Ballet’s celestial Cinderella provides magic
Prokofiev: Cinderella ***** Birmingham Royal Ballet, Mayflower, Southampton, 25th January 2017 Compared with his raw, heartrending music for Romeo and Juliet, Prokofiev composed a sassier, slinkier score for Cinderella and this has given choreographers licence to lend the ballet a … Continue reading