A Royal Scandal at the Habsburg Court Few choreographers have the skill to probe the darkness of the human soul like Kenneth MacMillan; few, if any, works in his extensive oeuvre probe it quite so disturbingly as his Mayerling, created for The Royal Ballet in 1978. MacMillan’s three-Act reading of the events leading to the […]
Like Water for Chocolate, The Royal Ballet Review
Christopher Wheeldon’s Foray Into Magical Realism The Royal Ballet opened its 2025/26 season with the first revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s 2022 Like Water for Chocolate, and as season openers go, I can’t think of many ballets that would offer an audience more bang for their buck. Bob Crowley’s stunning, atmospheric designs, Joby Talbot’s sweeping, narrative […]