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)
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How Erik Snyder became the English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2022
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer 2022: Livestreamed from the Holloway Production Studio at the Mulryan Centre for Dance on London City Island, 19.5.2022. (JPr)
The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake revival is notable for Lauren Cuthbertson’s total emotional engagement
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Students of the Royal Ballet School, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Gavriel Heine (conductor). Directed for the screen by Ross MacGibbon and relayed to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 19.5.2022. (JPr)
Dwight Rhoden’s David Bowie-themed StarDust from Complexions Contemporary Ballet
United States Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Dancers of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 14.4.2022. (JRo)
English National Ballet’s The Forsythe Evening is upbeat and playful
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s The Forsythe Evening: Dancers of English National Ballet. Sadler’s Wells, London, 31.3.2022. (JO’D)
James Conlon leads a stirring St Matthew Passion danced at LA Opera
United States J. S. Bach, St Matthew Passion: Singers, Dancers of The Hamburg Ballet, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 20.3.2022. (JRo)
A patchwork of Leonard Bernstein’s life in John Neumeier’s Bernstein Dances
United States Bernstein, Bernstein Dances: Dancers of the Hamburg Ballet, Tai Murray (violin), Sebastian Knauer (piano), members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and other artists / Garrett Keast (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 13.3.2020. (JRo)
MacMillan’s naturalistic – and ageless – Romeo and Juliet sees The Royal Ballet performing consummately well
United Kingdom The Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House / Jonathan Lo (conductor). Performance of 3.2.2022 broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 14.2.2022. (JPr)