Tag Archives: Laura Morera

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 →

Posted in Ballet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Making hay while the sun shines: glorious Fille opens Royal Ballet season

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Hérold: La Fille mal gardée **** The Royal Ballet, 27th September 2016 With little fanfare, other than a cockerel crowing from the pit, the Royal Ballet crept to life for its new season. As rosy dawn fingered the horizon and … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Making hay while the sun shines: glorious Fille opens Royal Ballet season

Morera and Muntagirov flood La Fille mal gardée with spring sunshine at The Royal Ballet

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Hérold: La Fille mal gardée **** The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, 16th April 2015 Considering its French title, Sir Frederick Ashton’s ballet La Fille mal gardée is quintessentially English. It is an affectionate depiction of his beloved Suffolk, all maypoles, butter … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments