Tag Archives: Stina Quagebeur

Passion and sincerity: Tamara Rojo leads from the front in Akram Khan’s Giselle

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Akram Khan: Giselle English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, 18th September 2019 Akram Khan’s arresting revision – or reimagining – of Giselle for English National Ballet has captured the public imagination to an extraordinary degree. Premiered in 2016, it has sold … Continue reading →

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Pulsating and poetic: Akram Khan’s terrific Giselle returns to Sadler’s Wells

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Giselle ***** English National Ballet, Sadler’s Wells, 20th September 2017 Giselle’s tale of love, betrayal and redemption has been entrancing audiences since 1841, but in Akram Khan’s version for English National Ballet, now receiving a pulsating first revival at Sadler’s Wells, Marius … Continue reading →

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Ethereal Alina Cojocaru a heartbreaking Giselle for English National Ballet

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

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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