Dancers wearing thrift-store chic gyrated to pop hits in French choreographer Jerome Bel’s The show must go on, at the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Laurent Philippe The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London, United Kingdom May 21?29, 2003 Reviewed by Allan Ulrich The Royal Ballet advertised David Bintley?s Les Saisons as the company?s […]
The Royal Ballet Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London, United Kingdom May 21?29, 2003 Reviewed by Allan Ulrich The Royal Ballet advertised David Bintley?s Les Saisons as the company?s contemporary creation of the 2002?03 season, but “contemporary” stretched the point a bit; the most forward-looking of England?s leading classicists has spurned the steamy narratives he […]
The Royal Ballet finally danced John Cranko’s Onegin. Simon Magill, courtesy Royal Opera House Press Office Royal Ballet Royal Opera House, Covent Garden November 22, 2001 Reviewed by Margaret Willis John Cranko’s powerful masterpiece Onegin, based on the verse-novel by Russia’s greatest poet, Alexander Pushkin, has finally taken its rightful place in the Royal […]
Carlos Acosta, seated, and Nigel Buffey in The Royal Ballet’s Shadowplay. Photo by Bill Cooper Royal Ballet: Triple Bill Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London, England, U.K. October 31, 2000 Reviewed by Margaret Willis This is Sir Anthony Dowell?s final season as artistic director of The Royal Ballet, and the repertoire this year includes works […]
After I posted a “Dance Glance” that asked this question, I received responses on twitter, facebook, and email. They came from dance writers, dancers, artistic directors, and publicists. Here is an edited version of the comments. What surprised me most is the the Financial Times usually won’t even print a review of a gala (if […]
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