Two Virtuosi of Dance and Music Strut Their Stuff at the Linbury Two virtuosi of dance and music, respectively, Royal Ballet principal dancer Steven McRae and violinist and principal guest concert master Vasko Vassilev came together in the Linbury, the second stage of the house they call home, to perform, reminisce and pay homage to […]
Joburg Ballet: Communion of Light
Joberg Ballet, a two-dozen-strong company is under the artistic direction of Dane Hurst, a South African dancer, who is well known to British ballet audiences, having danced for many years with several UK companies, among them Rambert, Phoenix, National Dance Company of Wales and Company Wayne McGregor. Hurst is also an in-demand choreographer.
Pimpinone – Telemann – Linbury at the ROH
Pimpinone at the Linbury, ROH – Telemann’s opera pokes fun at social norms and gender dynamics of the time. The story follows a clever maid who manipulates her way into marriage with her bumbling employer, only to take control of the household.