Two debuts, two promotions and Cranko’s fine Swan Lake with Stuttgart Ballet
“Freely adapted from traditional versions.” Fine performances from Gabriel Figueredo and Mizuki Amemiya, both promoted at the end of the evening
Stuttgart Ballet
Emotions in full flow: Henrik Erikson and Mackenzie Brown in Stuttgart Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
Mackenzie Brown and Henrik Erikson delivered in spades. Brown’s Juliet seemed to surf the waves of emotion that were flooding through her body
Stuttgart Ballet: Novitzky/Dawson
It may be abstract in the sense of being non-narrative… but Dawson’s choreography and the company’s dancing reached inside and touched the soul
John Cranko School and Stuttgart Ballet: Aktion Weinachten
With all ticket proceeds from which go to the charity, this year’s edition of established favourites and new work was a festive feast of fine dance
Stuttgart Ballet: Creations XIII-XV
The highlight of the evening was Vittoria Girelli’s Sospesi, an effective visualisation of ideas and coming together of music and movement
John Cranko: in Memoriam
A look at ‘John Cranko: Tanzvisionär’ a new book of interviews with people associated with Cranko; and the 2nd edition of Ashley Killar’s biography
The finest of all narrative ballets? Stuttgart Ballet in John Cranko’s Onegin
Martí Fernández Paixà is a superb Onegin, perhaps ballet’s ultimate romantic villain. He fills the stage, even when just standing in the background
Stuttgart Ballet: Remember Me
A beautiful double bill of John Cranko’s Initials R.B.M.E. and Requiem by his great friend Kenneth MacMillan. It was an evening to savour.
Stuttgart Ballet: The Taming of the Shrew
The pas de deux are wonderful. They are not steamy but, typically Cranko, they are very human… balletic but without the formality
Stuttgart Ballet’s new family-friendly Nutcracker
By Edward Clug, with sets and costumes by the acclaimed Jürgen Rose. And it’s the 85-year-old Rose’s designs that stick most in the memory
Dutch National Ballet’s Hans van Manen Festival Programme 4
Boosted by visitors from Vienna State Ballet and Stuttgart Ballet, an evening of dance and music of amazing quality and variety