Marianela Nuñez’s Giselle debut at the Paris Opera Ballet: a postscript
Joy Wang and Jenny Tang discuss Marianela Nuñez’ Paris Giselle, mulling over some of the things that surprised them and continue to haunt them
Paris Opera Ballet
Marianela Nuñez debuts with the Paris Opera Ballet in Giselle
There are shows, and there are events… Royal Ballet principal Marianela Nuñez’ debut with the Paris Opera Ballet was an event with a capital ‘E’
Paris Opera Ballet: Don Quixote
Ines McIntosh carried the performance… She never faltered, blending French elegance with something rarer on the Parisian stage: fire
International Draft Works
A short evening with plenty of variety, as ten choreographers, mostly still dancers themselves, were given the space to experiment.
Paris Opera Ballet: La Fille mal gardée
Hortense Millet-Maurin, a tiny spitfire of a dancer who has a deft touch with comedy and big eloquent eyes, was a witty Lise.
A celebratory showcase: Ballet Icons Gala
Fifteen pieces, from familiar showpiece pas de deux to less well-known duets and solos… A celebratory showcase for all that is great about dance.
Two cities, three Mayerlings
Mayerling in London and Paris. “Muntagirov is a rare Rudolph, one whose decline is as agonizingly real as it is exquisitely danced.”
Paris Opera Ballet returns to the Garnier stage in the Opening Gala 2020-21
Gsovsky, Robbins and Forsythe
Goecke, Lidberg and Cherkaoui at the Paris Opera Ballet
A contemporary triple-bill at the Palais Garnier
Dancing as if their souls agree: Dorothée Gilbert and Hugo Marchand soar in the Paris Opera Ballet’s Swan Lake
Gilbert’s Odette is a masterful blend of authority and vulnerability
New works take the eye in the Ballet United Gala
New choreography and old classics meet in a new venture