Tag Archives: Matthew Ball

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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Swans, severed heads and a deerstalker: 2018 in review

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

“Wow! That’s some year you’ve had!” was a message written in one of this year’s Christmas cards. “Aiming to top it in 2019?” I’m not sure I have the energy! My outstanding operatic experience of the year was easily Salome at … Continue reading →

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Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake triumphantly takes flight once again

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake ***** Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Sadler’s Wells, 12th December 2018 For all their surface serenity, swans are dangerous beasts. Being confronted by their fierce wingbeats can be an intimidating experience. So why not apply these characteristics to Swan … Continue reading →

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