United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Soloists and artists of the Royal Ballet, Students of The Royal Ballet School and the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Koen Kessels (conductor). Live cinema relay (introduced by Darcey Bussell and Ore Oduba) broadcast to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 28.2.2017. (JPr)
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A Young Choreographer Inspired by the Streets of LA
United States Various composers, Jacob Jonas: Jacob Jonas The Company, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 13.1.2017. (JRo)
Alina Cojocaru’s Otherworldly Grace in English National Ballet’s Unforgettable Giselle
United Kingdom Adolphe Adam, Giselle: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor). London Coliseum, London. 11.1.2017. (JPr)
English National Ballet’s Nutcracker Casts a Truly Magical Spell
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker: Dancers of English National Ballet, Students from Tring Park School and the English Ballet School, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Gavin Sutherland (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 15.12.206. (JPr)
Sir Matthew Bourne Brings The Red Shoes to Life on the Stage
United Kingdom Bernard Herrmann, The Red Shoes: Dancers of Sir Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, The Red Shoes Orchestra / Brett Morris (conductor). Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, 14.12.2016. (JPr)
Verdi Requiem with Ballet – Courage Required
Switzerland Verdi: Soloists, Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Veronica Simeoni (mezzosoprano), Francesco Meli (tenor), Georg Zeppenfeld (bass), Zurich Ballet, (augmented) Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 3.12.16. (JR)
Rambert’s Ghost Dances Retains its Popularity
United Kingdom Rambert Tour 2016 – Tomorrow, Frames, Ghost Dances: Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. 24.12.2016. (SRT)
Baryshnikov Portrays a Tortured Nijinsky in Letter to a Man
United States Wilson/Baryshnikov, Letter to a Man: Mikhail Baryshnikov (Nijinsky), Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, 18.11.2016. (JRo)