Abandon all hope ye who don’t enter From Homer’s Odessey to Virgil’s Aeneid and Dante’s Divine Comedy there is a clearly traceable line of genius in western storytelling. The latest feet to stand on those immortal shoulders are those of the creative team behind the Royal Opera House’s “The Dante Project.” Returning from its 2021 […]
Anemoi / The Cellist – Royal Ballet at ROH
Bowin’ in the Wind The Royal Ballet has created a new double bill of two critically acclaimed one-act ballets, both winners of Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards for Best Classical Choreography and written for the company. Valentino Zucchetti’s 2021 post-lockdown work Anemoi is the shorter of the two and opens the programme, to be followed […]
Don Quixote – Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House
Acosta’s Don Quixote brings joy and thrills to the Royal Opera House The start of a new season is always thrilling and this year, the Royal Ballet seems to have been waiting in the wings for too long. We’ve already covered three of this season’s main-stage operas but Don Quixote is the opening work for […]
The Sleeping Beauty at The Royal Opera House – Review
The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House We reviewed this production of The Sleeping Beauty on Press Night in January this year. The dates for May and June are rapidly approaching – we are thrilled that there are more chances to see one of our favourite Royal Ballet classics and very tempted to pop […]
Mayerling – Royal Ballet Opening Production 2022
Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet – a true life story – the Mayerling incident It’s too easy to see the mental health issues of today’s world as a contemporary phenomenon. That’s at least partly because previous generations were shamed and sometimes even imprisoned for attempted suicide and, for the most part, any mental instability was covered up. […]
The Royal Ballet’s Coppélia at The Royal Opera House – Review
The Royal Ballet’s Christmas Cracker of a Coppélia Comic ballet Coppélia is this year’s Christmas production from the Royal Ballet at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. With a story derived from two E. T. A. Hoffmann tales, Coppélia is one of the mainstays of the classical ballet repertoire and the perfect introduction to the […]