Ballet
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Ellen Kent’s Aida – Palace Theatre, Manchester.
Music: Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto: Antonio Ghislanzoni. Director: Ellen Kent. Conductors: Nicolae Dohotaru and Vasyl Vasylenko. Reviewer: Sam Lowe. For 25…
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Ballet
Nutcracker and Ballet Etudes – Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Carl Czerney Reviewer: Scott Matthewman Since 1998, Janet Lewis’ English Youth Ballet (EYB) has been working…
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Dance
Casanova – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Choreographer: Kenneth Tindall Original Scenario: Kenneth Tindall & Ian Kelly Reviewer: Dominic Corr Decadence and debauchery: terms that readily come…
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Casanova – The Grand, Leeds
Artistic Director: David Nixon OBE Choreographer: Kenneth Tindall Original Scenario: Kenneth Tindall & Ian Kelly Music: Kerry Muzzey Reviewer: Beverley…
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: Cinderella – Theatre Royal Plymouth
Writer / Composer: Charles Perrault / Sergei Prokofiev Director / Choreographer: David Bintley Reviewer: Helen Tope Cinderella is the fairytale…
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Dance: Sampled – The Lowry, Salford
Reviewer: Peter Jacobs The idea of Dance: Sampled originated a decade ago at Sadler’s Wells. The idea to present a…
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Drama
Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures – Exeter Northcott
Choreographer: Matthew Bourne Director: Matthew Bourne Reviewer: Bryony Luther On the 30th anniversary of the creation of Matthew Bourne’s company,…
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The National Ballet of China: The Peony Pavilion – The Lowry, Salford
Artistic Director: Feng Ying Choreography: Fei Bo Composer: Guo Wenjing Reviewer: Peter Jacobs The National Ballet of China was founded…
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