Category Archives: Carlos Acosta

The Sleeping Beauty – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, London, 24 April 2024

Posted on April 25, 2024 by gerarddavis09

Every decent ballet company needs a Sleeping Beauty; it’s a barometer of what kind of shape they’re in. Its wafer-thin plot allows plenty of room for tricky pas de deux and solos and you need a lot of dancers in … Continue reading →

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Don Quixote – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, 6 July 2022

Posted on July 8, 2022 by gerarddavis09

In 2013 Carlos Acosta created a new production of Don Quixote for The Royal Ballet. Roll on nine years and he’s made another one, this time for their Brummy sister company, a company he’s now the director of. They make … Continue reading →

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30th Anniversary Performance – Birmingham Royal Ballet: Online, 19 November 2020

Posted on November 20, 2020 by gerarddavis09

Just a quiet birthday Somewhat inevitably, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s 30th Anniversary celebrations were rather muted. With Covid-19 still grinching around the country, the number of dancers and musicians were limited, no spectators were allowed and starry guests were mercifully absent. … Continue reading →

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The Swan – Birmingham Royal Ballet: BBC Arts – Culture in Quarantine, 8 April 2020

Posted on April 8, 2020 by gerarddavis09

Swanline Offering Because of the coronavirus pandemic, more and more artistic material is appearing online. The BBC’s hastily published response, Culture in Quarantine, is now beginning to bear fruit and its latest presentation comes courtesy of Birmingham Royal Ballet. The … Continue reading →

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Romeo and Juliet – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2014

Posted on June 16, 2014 by gerarddavis09

M-m-m-my Verona In terms of pure spectacle, Derek Deane’s Romeo and Juliet still cuts the mustard. Created in 1998 it manages to breathlessly fill the enormous space of the Royal Albert Hall, even when there’s only two people on stage. … Continue reading →

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New English Ballet Theatre – Synergies, Peacock Theatre. Preview Feature

Posted on April 25, 2012 by gerarddavis09

N. E. B. T. They have lots of synergy In July this year an extraordinary new ballet company makes its world debut at the Peacock Theatre in London. The New English Ballet Theatre features starry patrons such as Carlos Acosta … Continue reading →

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DVD Release: Frederick Ashton Triple Bill; The Royal Ballet

Posted on October 4, 2011 by gerarddavis09

This one goes out to all the Ashtonites A long overdue parade of three of Frederick Ashton’s shorter works, this DVD-only release features the ever-popular Les Patineurs, the hugely entertaining Divertissements and the relatively modernist showcase that is Scènes de Ballet. … Continue reading →

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