Monthly Archives: June 2018

Polarity & Proximity – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, 16 June 2018

Posted on June 18, 2018 by gerarddavis09

Give us a hug One of David Bintley’s last major initiatives as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet is the ambitious long-term project Ballet Now. Twice a year over the next five years, a new work is going to be produced … Continue reading →

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Romeo and Juliet – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, London, 12 June 2018

Posted on June 12, 2018 by gerarddavis09

Similar but not the same This is Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet all right, it just looks different, that’s all. Birmingham Royal Ballet acquired MacMillan’s masterpiece in 1992 but both company and choreographer agreed that new designs would be in … Continue reading →

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The Sleeping Beauty – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 6 January 2018

Posted on June 7, 2018 by gerarddavis09

Rising to the Occasion Alina Cojocaru is back! And how. After a decent warm-up in William Forsythe’s Approximate Sonata 2016 at Sadler’s Wells in April, she took to the Coliseum stage in Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty for English National … Continue reading →

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