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Erina Takahashi sparkles as English National Ballet’s Nutcracker returns

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

The Nutcracker English National Ballet, Coliseum, 11th December 2019 ‘Tis the season to be jolly, yet for balletomanes and thousands of wide-eyed children Nutcrackers are thin on the ground in London. The Royal Ballet has gone down another ETA Hoffmann … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet | Tagged Daniel McCormick, English National Ballet, Erina Takahashi, Francesca Velicu, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Gerry Cornelius, Isabelle Brouwers, James Streeter, Ken Saruhashi, Peter Farmer, Precious Adams, Skyler Martin, Sophie Carter, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker | Leave a comment

Plums and turkeys: a musical voyage around 2016

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Most people I know cannot wait to see the back of 2016. But in the year in which Brexit, Trump and the Grim Reaper were the big winners, I admit to having had a terrific twelve months. A whirl of … Continue reading →

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Confusion in the chocolate box: a return for Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker at ENB

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker ** English National Ballet, The Coliseum, 14th December 2016 The Nutcracker was the entry point for many into ballet, either via excitable school trips or through benevolent relations. It’s the perfect length, Tchaikovsky’s chocolate box music is … Continue reading →

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Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker: still casting a Christmas spell

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Along with chestnuts, turkey and Carols from King’s, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without The Nutcracker. It has become a staple part of the festive season and one of the joys of any performance is in watching the excited reactions of children … Continue reading →

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Tcherniakov triumphs with Iolanta, but hobbles Nutcracker at the Garnier

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: Iolanta/ The Nutcracker *** Opéra de Paris, Palais Garnier, 11th March 2016 At the 1892 première of Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and The Nutcracker, it was the opera which scored the bigger hit with the critics, even though it’s the ballet which … Continue reading →

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