Phaedra / Minotaur in Edinburgh tried to say some profound things but ended saying not very much at all

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [11] – Phaedra / Minotaur: Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Richard Hetherington (musical director and piano). Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 19.8.2023. (SRT)

Kim Brandstrup’s Minotaur © Jess Shurte

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Pina Bausch’s breathtaking Rite of Spring is restaged at the Edinburgh International Festival

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [9] – Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring and Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo’s common ground[s]: Edinburgh Playhouse, 17.8.2023. (SRT)

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

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A richly choreographed, visually stunning portrait of Frida Kahlo from Dutch National Ballet

United StatesUnited States Peter Salem (composer), Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (choreographer), Frida: Dancers of Dutch National Ballet, members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and other artists / Matthew Rowe (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 16.7.2023. (JRo)

Dutch National Ballet’s Frida © Hans Gerritsen

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ENB’s Cinderella finds Precious Adams centre stage and having a ball with the entire company in-the-round

United KingdomUnited Kingdom English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round: Dancers of English National Ballet, English National Ballet Philharmonic / Daniel Parkinson (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 16.6.2023. (JPr)

English National Ballet’s Cinderella in-the-round (Act II) © Laurent Liotardo

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Matthew Ball’s Prince Florimund was the revelation of The Royal Ballet’s ‘signature’ The Sleeping Beauty

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tchaikovsky, The Sleeping Beauty: Dancers of The Royal Ballet, Students of The Royal Ballet School, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Orchestra / Jonathan Lo (conductor). Broadcast live (directed by Ross MacGibbon) from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, (introduced by Dame Darcey Bussell and Petroc Trelawny) to Cineworld Basildon, Essex. 25.5.2023. (JPr)

Matthew Ball (Prince Florimund) and Yasmine Naghdi (Princess Aurora) © Bill Cooper

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