Category Archives: Tamara Rojo

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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She Persisted – English National Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, 4 April 2019

Posted on April 5, 2019 by gerarddavis09

You got Nora rite to break my wings In 2016 Tamara Rojo announced that English National Ballet were going to present a Triple Bill of all female choreographers called She Said. It caused quite a fuss at the time, highlighting … Continue reading →

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Akram Khan’s Giselle – English National Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, London, 17 November 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Gisbloodyelle this is good Every now and again you watch a show that simply blows your mind. This was that show. Somehow Akram Khan has taken the hackneyed tale of a 19th century love-struck peasant girl and turned it into … Continue reading →

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Le Corsaire – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 13 January 2016

Posted on January 14, 2016 by gerarddavis09

Piratanical It’s undeniable that Le Corsaire is a pretty silly ballet. Its jolly japeries concerning pirates, slaves and human traffickers doesn’t sit too comfortably on modern eyes and the story is virtually incomprehensible. What saves it, and what’s kept it … Continue reading →

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Modern Masters – English National Ballet: Sadler’s Wells, 10 March 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015 by gerarddavis09

All Aboard! Three cheers to Tamara Rojo for bringing in repertoire that other British companies tend to reserve for bargepoles. Jiří Kylián, John Neumeier and William Forsythe are all under-employed in the UK so it was great to see English … 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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Lest We Forget – English National Ballet: Barbican Theatre, London, 5 April 2014

Posted on April 6, 2014 by gerarddavis09

Claiming new territory A new venue and a new outlook. Tamara Rojo has commissioned three new works for the English National Ballet from three of Britain’s brightest choreographers, including two contemporary choreographers, Russell Maliphant and Akram Khan, who’ve never worked … Continue reading →

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Le Corsaire – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 12 January 2014

Posted on January 12, 2014 by gerarddavis09

Quivers down the backbone No-one can accuse Le Corsaire of not having enough dancing. It’s full of the stuff. And when it’s as well performed as it was here by English National Ballet it makes for a great show. Aside … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – English National Ballet: Royal Albert Hall, London, 12 June 2013

Posted on June 13, 2013 by gerarddavis09

And in other news It takes a bit of getting used to, this ballet ‘in-the-round’ lark, but, as English National Ballet’s excellently-staged Swan Lake proved, it’s worth the effort for all the different viewpoints you get. Act I is always … Continue reading →

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Ecstasy and Death – English National Ballet: London Coliseum, 18 April 2013

Posted on April 19, 2013 by gerarddavis09

Doing it with Attetudes The English National Ballet have a bit of a thing for ecstasy. After the Agony & Ecstasy of the documentary TV series about the company a couple of years ago comes an entirely unconnected Ecstasy and … Continue reading →

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