United States Ballet Hispánico, NOCHE DE ORO: Dancers of Ballet Hispánico. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 8.10.2022. (JRo)
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Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling remains a wonderful company showcase for the Royal Ballet
United Kingdom Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Koen Kessels (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and relayed to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 5.10.2022. (JPr)
Events in two countries cannot completely overshadow the power of United Ukrainian Ballet’s Giselle
United Kingdom Oliver King, Paul Godfrey & SENF present Giselle, performed by the United Ukrainian Ballet: Dancers, English National Opera Orchestra / Viktor Oliynik (conductor). London Coliseum, London, 13.9.2022. (JO’D)
Nureyev Legend and Legacy at Drury Lane (and Marquee TV) has much to enjoy and rekindles memories
United Kingdom Nureyev Legend and Legacy: Dancers, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / David Briskin (music director/conductor). Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, 5.9.2022. (JPr)
The enchantment of pantomime and aerial ballet: Air Play by Acrobuffos
United States Various – Acrobuffos’ Air Play: Broadstage, Santa Monica, California, 24.7.2022. (JRo)
A ghostly dance set to Bernard Hermann’s Psycho score and a Twyla Tharp ballet celebrating New Orleans
United States Various: Artists of the Pacific Northwest Ballet and Orchestra / Emil de Cou and Josh Archibald-Seiffer (conductors). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 17.7.2022. (JRo)
New English Ballet Theatre’s bright-eyed dancers demonstrate their nascent talents
United Kingdom Next Generation Festival: NEBT – Into the Spotlight: Dancers of New English Ballet Theatre. Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, 17.6.2022. (JO’D)
The Scandal at Mayerling delivers a dramatic punch for Scottish Ballet
United Kingdom Scottish Ballet’s The Scandal at Mayerling: Dancers of Scottish Ballet, Orchestra of Scottish Ballet / Jean-Claude Picard (conductor). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 25.5.2022. (SRT)