Category Archives: Le Corsaire

Nureyev: Legend & Legacy: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, 5 September 2022

Rudolf Nureyev. Now there was a guy who knew how to make an impact. Undoubtedly the most famous ballet dancer of all time, he was renowned for his physical prowess, his extraordinary charisma and, most of all, his incredibly brave … Continue reading

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Le Corsaire – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 8 January 2020

A coarse hare. That’s so bunny The plot is ludicrous, the music is so rompty-pompty it’s laughable and there are so many individual variations that it feels like you’re submerged in the quagmire of the Prix de Lausanne, but somehow … Continue reading

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