Category Archives: Christopher Wheeldon

Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 6 June 2019

Posted on June 7, 2019 by gerarddavis09

You shall go to the Hall Following their blockbuster shows in-the-round of Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet, English National Ballet tackle Cinderella for their latest foray at the cavernous Royal Albert Hall. Instead of creating something entirely new, however, … Continue reading →

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Cinderella – Dutch National Ballet: London Coliseum, 8 July 2015

Posted on July 9, 2015 by gerarddavis09

Shoe fire hit Although Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella starts off pretty morbidly with Cinderella’s mother coughing up blood into a hanky, beyond that it doesn’t really live up to the programme’s exaltations that it’s a darker representation of the famous fairy … Continue reading →

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Boston Ballet 50th Anniversary preview: London Coliseum, 3 – 7 July 2013

Posted on December 23, 2012 by gerarddavis09

Are you looking for another girl? They’ve been around for 50 years now but it’s been 30 years since Boston Ballet last performed in London. In July 2013 the company will put right these sad years of neglect by opening their … Continue reading →

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Mixed Bill (Programme A) – San Francisco Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, 18 September 2012

Posted on September 19, 2012 by gerarddavis09

Breaking the glass ceiling The women of San Francisco Ballet are good. Very good in fact. They sliced their way through Balanchine’s tricky Divertimento No.15, Edwaard Liang’s attractive Symphonic Dances and Christopher Wheeldon’s funky little Number Nine with a consistently … Continue reading →

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Mixed Bill (Programme B) – San Francisco Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, 15 September 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by gerarddavis09

No flowers hair With a Triple Bill of freshly minted short works, all premiered within the last two and a half years, it was good to see San Francisco Ballet peering so successfully into the future. Opening the second programme … Continue reading →

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DVD Release: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; Royal Ballet, 2011

Posted on August 31, 2011 by gerarddavis09

Alice’s Adventures in DVD Land After just a small bite of the ‘delay me’ cake The Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland DVD was released on 1 October 2011. They’ve managed to squeeze the whole thing onto 1 DVD which … Continue reading →

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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Royal Ballet: ROH, 28 Feb 2011

Posted on March 1, 2011 by jemjones

The Wheel Deal? The Royal Ballet’s brand new production of Alice in Wonderland was an enormous hit with the audience at its gala premiere in London last night. It’s the Royal’s first new full-length ballet to a commissioned score for … Continue reading →

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