Marianela Nuñez and Matthew Ball as Natalia and Beliaev in A Month in the Country, 2019. Photo Tristram Kenton/ROH. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Frederick Ashton Foundation, the Royal Ballet have mounted a triple bill comprising of works by their founding choreographer. These works originate from 1948, 1976, and 1980. One earlier masterpiece, … Continue reading Review: Scènes de Ballet/A Month in the Country/Rhapsody, The Royal Ballet
Month: April 2022
Spotlight On: Olga Preobrazhenskaya
The late 19th-early 20th century was the Golden Age of Russian Ballet, with the Imperial Ballet being at the centre of it. And, for the first time, the Russian Ballerina was equal. Mathilde Kschessinskaya had become the first Russian Ballerina to master the 32 fouettes, originally done by Italian Pierina Legnani, and we'd soon see … Continue reading Spotlight On: Olga Preobrazhenskaya
Forgotten Ballets: Les Mohicans, 1837
In the first part of this series (see here) I looked at a ballet from 1837, during the Romantic Era of ballet. The ballet, Le Chatte, didn't receive the least performances of the Romantic ballets premiered at the Paris Opera. That distinction goes to Les Mohicans, which premiered just months before La Chatte, and involves … Continue reading Forgotten Ballets: Les Mohicans, 1837
Review: Casanova, Northern Ballet
Dancers of the Northern Ballet in Casanova. Photo by Emma Kauldhar. Date: 26th March 2022 (Matinee) Venue: Lyceum Theatre, SheffieldCasanova: Lorenzo Trossello Cardinal de Bernis: Andrew TomlinsonFather Baldi: Harris BeattieSeminarians and Servants of the Inquisition: Sean Bates, Filippo de Vilio, Jonathan Hanks, George Liang, Bruno Serraclara, Archie ShermanThree Inquisitors: Antoni Cañellas Artigues, Gavin McCaig, Joseph … Continue reading Review: Casanova, Northern Ballet
Madeleine's Stage 