United Kingdom Chopin, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Seasons of the 21st Century – Programme 3: The Kremlin Ballet, London Coliseum, London, 20.7.2013. (JO’D)
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Canned Music, Substitutions but Spectacle a-plenty from Kremlin Ballet
United Kingdom Weber, Stravinsky and Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Seasons of the XXI Century – Le Spectre de la Rose, The Firebird, and Schéhérazade – with recorded music by : Guest soloists and dancers of the Kremlin Ballet Company, London Coliseum, London, 16.7.2013. (JPr)
From Balanchine to Ratmansky: Three Ballets Presented by American Ballet Theatre
United States George Balanchine, Alexei Ratmansky, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 11.7.2013 (JRo)
Roland Petit’s Production of Coppélia
United Kingdom Roland Petit’s Production of Coppélia: Dancers of the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet, English National Ballet Orchestra / Anton Grishanin (conductor), London Coliseum, London, 11.7.2013. (JPr)
High Decibel Musical Accompaniment to Political Mother
United Kingdom Shechter , Political Mother – The Choreographer’s Cut-(transcribed and arranged by Allen and Engler) Hofesh Shechter Company, Sadler’s Wells, London, 6.7.2013. (JO’D)
Youthful Energy and Technical Brilliance from Boston Ballet
United Kingdom Boston Ballet 50th Anniversary Season: Dancers of the Boston Ballet, Coliseum, London, 05.07.2013 (MMB)
Boston Ballet on Top Form in Rare London Appearance
United Kingdom Boston Ballet 50th Anniversary Season: Dancers of the Boston Ballet and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Jonathan McPhee (conductor), Coliseum, London, 3.7.2013. (JPr)
BRB’s Giselle: Midsummer Madness and Poignant Farewells
United Kingdom Adolphe Adam, Giselle: (Performed to the choreography of Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, with additional material from David Bintley), Dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet, Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Koen Kessels (conductor), Birmingham Hippodrome, 21.6.2013 (GR).