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Tag Archives: royal opera house
Woolf Works: At 59, Alessandra Ferri shines like a balletic Meryl Streep
The great dancer elevates much of this revival of Wayne McGregor’s elegiac, pensive 2015 triptych (but not the maddening middle section). Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism
Tagged Alessandra Ferri, ballet, contemporary dance, dance, dancing, london, mrs dalloway, olivier award, review, royal ballet, royal opera house, telegraph, virginia woolf, wayne mcgregor, woolf works
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The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is a gleaming Rolls-Royce of a production
Peter Wright’s 1984 staging never succumbs to sickly sweetness, but remains as crisp as the first fall of snow. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism
Tagged ballet, dance, dancing, gary avis, london, Matthew Ball, nutcracker, peter wright, review, royal ballet, royal opera house, telegraph, the nutcracker, Yasmine Naghdi
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A Diamond Celebration, Royal Opera House
A triumphant journey through 60 years of the Royal Ballet. Read my full Telegraph review here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged a diamond celebration, balanchine, ballet, Benoit Swan Pouffer, christopher wheeldon, dance, dancing, diamonds, london, Pam Tanowitz, premiere, review, royal ballet, royal opera house, telegraph, theatre
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Royal Ballet’s Crystal Pite: ‘Through dance, I’m able to express the inexpressible’
The choreographer discusses turning her lauded work Flight Pattern into a full-length production. Read my full Telegraph interview here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged ballet, choreographer, contemporary dance, crystal pite, dance, dancing, flight pattern, interview, light of passage, london, royal ballet, royal opera house, telegraph, theatre
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‘A quarantine exemption means we can attract world-class talent’: the Royal Opera House returns
Yesterday, the Royal Opera House announced its big comeback in January 2021: a revival of Jonathan Kent’s production of Tosca, starring the revered soprano Anna Netrebko. This will be the first fully staged opera at Covent Garden since the March lockdown. … Continue reading
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Tagged anna netrebko, interview, london, Oliver Mears, opera, royal opera house, singing, telegraph
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The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Royal Opera House Online
ZooNation put their hip-hop spin on Lewis Carroll in this witty Kate Prince production – now available online. Read my full The i Paper pick here
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alice in wonderland, breakdance, breaking, dance, dancing, digital, free, hip hop, kate prince, lewis carroll, lizzie gough, online, royal opera house, streaming, the i paper, the mad hatters tea party, tommy franzen, watch online, zoonation
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The Sleeping Beauty and DanceEast
The Royal Opera House’s sumptuous classic production casts a spell, while DanceEast shares highlights from its End of Year Shows. Check out my dance picks for The i Paper
Posted in Dance, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged ballet, cat week, contemporary dance, dance, danceeast, dancing, digital, free, fumi kaneko, online, performance, petipa, rose adagio, royal ballet, royal opera house, show, sleeping beauty, stream, streaming, students, the i paper, watch
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Get your dance fix at home
From streamed dance performances to classes and classic film escapism. Read my full Dancing Times article here
Posted in Dance, Film, Journalism, Theatre, TV
Tagged all that jazz, class, classes, dance, dancing, dirty dancing, film, free, home, instagram, learn, marquee tv, movie, new adventures, performance, production, Rosie Kay Dance Company, royal opera house, show, singin in the rain, streamed, streaming, strictly, strictly come dancing, tamara rojo, the band wagon, tv, video, watch
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Home Futures, The Favourite, Michelle Obama and inspiring libraries
In my February MoveTo Town and Country Arts pages: Exhibition Avant-garde visions in Home Futures at the Design Museum Film A right royal romp in award-winning The Favourite Theatre Sondheim reborn in the sensational musical Company Commuter corner Candid reflections from Michelle Obama … Continue reading
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