The Royal Ballet School Summer Performance
Time and again the young dancers rose marvellously to the pressure of the occasion in what was a wonderful display of skill and talent. It was also a hugely enjoyable performance choreographically.
Time and again the young dancers rose marvellously to the pressure of the occasion in what was a wonderful display of skill and talent. It was also a hugely enjoyable performance choreographically.
Iain Mackay may have only recently become artistic director of the Royal Ballet School but, undaunted, has already upped the game by a large margin
There is much to like, not least that all have an overt classical core… A big hurrah too for the fact that three of the pieces feature pointework…
“The worst thing is regret. And it’s an opportunity I can’t ignore. I don’t want to be wondering, ‘What if?’”
Jessica Lang’s ballet combines childlike innocence and playfulness with striking elegance. The choreography fits Chick Corea’s music like a glove.
Drawn from a remarkable 456 artists and companies suggested
Plus Penny Saunders’ new Wonderland; Twyla Tharp and Susan Marshall
New commissions created in quarantined settings
Precision and technical strength, ease and confidence