English National Ballet: Giselle
The happy grins and overheard comments during the interval told you all you needed to know. Mary Skeaping’s Giselle is wonderful, a real gem.
The happy grins and overheard comments during the interval told you all you needed to know. Mary Skeaping’s Giselle is wonderful, a real gem.
Nothing says Christmas more than a performance of The Nutcracker, and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Royal Albert Hall production does not disappoint.
Anna Rose O’Sullivan projected a gentle, modest, sweet Cinderella… her dance with the broom was wonderfully wistful and full of longing
Flows seamlessly. The four actor-dancers… who also helped devise the show, perform with skill and conviction. However, there is something missing
There are plenty of the usual handstands and tumbling… But what is really memorable is the ease with which the performers fly through the air.
This much needed new production looks a treat… Paul Pyant’s video design is very good… Dick Bird’s sets are glorious… Act Two is a riot of colour
Creates a fantasy of world that delights and entertains from start to finish with its fine storytelling, choreography… and a lot of excellent dancing.
Most magnificent of all, is Harrison Dowzell as The Swan… Quite unforgettable. Whether in bird form… or as The Stranger at the Act 3 ball
A cloud makes its way towards the audience, soon enveloping us in its misty grip. Through the fog are glimpsed figures, human, but…
Beyond its generous offering of dance, sound and humour, Ruination feels much defined by its extremely lovable cast
When the assured Riho Sakamoto first stepped out of her home as Giselle, she didn’t so much skip round the stage as fly.