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)
La Fille mal gardée fills Paris’s Palais Garnier with an unparalleled sense of happiness
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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)
Do Giovanni and friends Entertain You? Oh yes, they do!
United Kingdom Giovanni – Let Me Entertain You: Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, 26.2.2024. (JPr)
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)
A startling re-creation of Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring in Los Angeles
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)
The Royal Ballet are on top form and Natalia Osipova is the ultimate dancer and actor as Manon
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)
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)
