Sparkling: The Royal Ballet in Cinderella
Anna Rose O’Sullivan projected a gentle, modest, sweet Cinderella… her dance with the broom was wonderfully wistful and full of longing
Cinderella
Birmingham Royal Ballet 2024-25 Season
Premiering in Birmingham (October 3-5, 2024) before moving to Sadler’s Wells (October 22-23), Luna is a two-act abstract ballet in six movements
English National Ballet’s Cinderella-in-the-round
Love of the pure, optimistic kind does matter in Christopher Wheeldon’s production. There is, in fact, not just one love story, but two…
Badisches Staatsballett: Ruß – Eine Geschichte von Aschenputtel (Soot – A Retelling of Cinderella)
Bridget Briner’s complex, impressive version that relocates the story and tells it from the perspective of Livia, one of Cinderella’s stepsisters
A memorable evening in Hamburg: Nijinsky Gala XLVII
A long evening with some of the best dance on the planet and memorable performances
The Royal Swedish Ballet in Tamara Rojo’s Cinderella
The new storyline works well for this shorter version of under two hours but Rojo tries to fit in far too much at the expense of phrasing and structure
The Russian State Ballet of Siberia: Cinderella
A traditional spin on the well-known story and, although it takes a while to get going, the ballet makes a pleasant and sometimes interesting evening
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s sparkling Cinderella
Beautiful; and at a time when we need some escapism from the uncertainty that surrounds us, just right
Ballet du Capitole Toulouse: In the Footsteps of Nureyev
Eighty minutes of stylish, sophisticated, elegant choreography
A Valentine’s Celebration of Music and Dance with Birmingham Royal Ballet and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia
An evening of golden nuggets