Ballet and Dance Reviews – Page 11 – Seen and Heard International

Ahead of a sad second anniversary of the war: Ivan Putrov’s ballet gala in aid of the arts in Ukraine

20/02/2024 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Ivan Putrov’s Dance for Ukraine: London Palladium, 18.2.2024. (JO’D)

William Bracewell in Preliwd ( © Andrej Uspensky

A startling re-creation of Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring in Los Angeles

13/02/2024 by Jane Rosenberg

United States Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring and Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo’s common ground[s]: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 11.2.2024. (JRo)

Pina Bausch’s *The Rite of Spring* © Maarten Vanden Abeele

The Royal Ballet are on top form and Natalia Osipova is the ultimate dancer and actor as Manon

09/02/202408/02/2024 by Jim Pritchard

United Kingdom Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 3.2.2024. (JPr)

Reece Clarke (Des Grieux) and Natalia Osipova (Manon) © Andrej Uspenski

The music of La Strada, the visual inventiveness, and Alina Cojocaru hold the audience’s attention

24/02/202427/01/2024 by John O'Dwyer

United Kingdom Natalia Horečná’s La Strada: ACWorkroom Ltd, Sadler’s Wells, London, 25.1.2024. (JO’D)

Alina Cojocaru (Gelsomina), Mick Zeni (Zampanò) with Marc Jubete and David Rodriguez (Angels) © ASH

Seen in cinemas: Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle with Olga Smirnova is conceived on a grand scale

29/01/202414/01/2024 by Jim Pritchard

Netherlands Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle: Dancers of Dutch National Ballet, Dutch Ballet Orchestra / Ermanno Florio (conductor). Filmed (directed by Isabelle Julien) at the Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Amsterdam, on 26 and 29.10.2023 and released worldwide in cinemas only from 21.1.2024. (JPr)

Olga Smirnova (Giselle) and Jacopo Tissi (Albrecht) © Alex Gouliaev

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Ahead of a sad second anniversary of the war: Ivan Putrov’s ballet gala in aid of the arts in Ukraine

A startling re-creation of Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring in Los Angeles

The Royal Ballet are on top form and Natalia Osipova is the ultimate dancer and actor as Manon

The music of La Strada, the visual inventiveness, and Alina Cojocaru hold the audience’s attention

Seen in cinemas: Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle with Olga Smirnova is conceived on a grand scale

English National Ballet’s must-see Giselle revival will give you a touch of the Wilis

The gender mystery element makes Scottish Ballet’s Cinders! fresh and surprising

Alexei Ratmansky reinvigorates and re-choreographs Coppélia for La Scala Ballet