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Varna International Ballet

Varna International Ballet: Swan Lake

February 18, 2025 by Charlotte Kasner

While Varna’s production harks back to the original, it just goes to show how the many alterations over the decades have improved the ballet

Categories London & SE Reviews Tags Sergey Bobrov Swan Lake Varna International Ballet

Varna International Ballet: Romeo and Juliet

January 31, 2025 by David Mead

While certainly a romantic story of two lovers, Romeo and Juliet is also a tale haunted by death, which Bobrov emphasises throughout.

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Romeo & Juliet Sergey Bobrov Varna International Ballet

Varna International Ballet’s Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty

February 25, 2024 by David Mead

What a wonderfully beguiling Odile Martina Prefetto offered. Here was a real temptress, casting her spell, snaring her prey

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Sergey Bobrov Sleeping Beauty Swan Lake Varna International Ballet

Varna International Ballet takes Swan Lake back to its roots

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 by David Mead

Daniela Dimova talks about Varna International Ballet’s Swan Lake, now touring, that restores the score and dramaturgy to Tchaikovsky’s original.

Categories Features Tags Julius Reisinger Marius Petipa Swan Lake Varna International Ballet

Varna International Ballet: Giselle and Swan Lake

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 by David Mead

The staging may be a little thin, but Varna International Ballet have some fine dancers, including Briton Claire Gillard who took the lead in both shows

Categories Birmingham & Midlands Reviews Tags Giselle Jean Coralli Jules Perrot Leonid Lavrovsky Marius Petipa Sergey Bobrov Swan Lake Varna International Ballet

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