Tag Archives: Svetlana Zakharova

Icy chic: Svetlana Zakharova as Coco Chanel in an airbrushed ballet tribute

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Come un respiro/ Gabrielle Chanel Coliseum, 4th December 2019 “Fashion becomes unfashionable. Style never.” Coco Chanel was the epitome of style and there was no doubting it in Yuri Possokhov’s ballet which depicts the iconic couturière, created this year for … Continue reading →

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The Bolshoi’s Spartacus conquers Covent Garden

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Spartacus Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Opera House, 29th July 2019 Big, bold, brassy. There’s only one company you’d want to see dance Spartacus: the Bolshoi Ballet. Although Aram Khachaturian’s raucous romp through the Third Servile War, in which Spartacus leads a … Continue reading →

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Bolshoi reflections: creaky drama and a rising star in London

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Taming of the Shrew, Le Corsaire We’re over a month into the BBC Proms season, yet I’ve only attended one concert thus far. What gives? Apart from a week away at Verbier Festival and Dorset … Continue reading →

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