United Kingdom Mark Bruce Company’s Frankenstein: The Place, London, 26.3.2024. (JO’D)
Interesting as all the performances are, Mark Bruce cannot make Frankenstein a coherent whole
John O'Dwyer
La Fille mal gardée fills Paris’s Palais Garnier with an unparalleled sense of happiness
France La Fille mal gardée: Paris Opera Ballet, Orchestra of the Paris National Opera / Philip Ellis (conductor). Palais Garnier, Paris. 15.3.2024. (JO’D)
Strength, precision and speed from NYCB, notably in Balanchine’s Duo Concertant
United Kingdom New York City Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, London, 7.3.2024. (JO’D)
Jamiel Devernay-Laurence brings a further wide range of dance styles to his Canary Wharf Ballet Nights
United Kingdom Ballet Nights: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence (compère). Lanterns Dance Studio, London, 23.2.2024. (JO’D)
Ahead of a sad second anniversary of the war: Ivan Putrov’s ballet gala in aid of the arts in Ukraine
United Kingdom Ivan Putrov’s Dance for Ukraine: London Palladium, 18.2.2024. (JO’D)
The music of La Strada, the visual inventiveness, and Alina Cojocaru hold the audience’s attention
United Kingdom Natalia Horečná’s La Strada: ACWorkroom Ltd, Sadler’s Wells, London, 25.1.2024. (JO’D)
ENB’s Nutcracker has changed with the times but is no less magical
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Nutcracker: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Daniel Richardson (guest conductor). London Coliseum, 14.12.2023. (JO’D)
The autumn season of Jamiel Devernay-Laurence’s Ballet Nights reaches its Grande Finale
United Kingdom Ballet Nights: Autumn Season 2023: Jamiel Devernay-Laurence (compère), Viktor Erik Emanuel (piano). Lanterns Studio Theatre, London, 24.11.2023. (JO’D)
