dirac Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 A review of the Royal Ballet in "Swan Lake" by Jenny Gilbert for The Arts Desk. Quote The quality of music making under the baton of Koen Kessels is a striking element of this revival. Over the course of dozens of Swan Lakes, I don’t recall ever hearing the opening strings of the overture so limpidly phrased or the fiddle solo in the Act II pas de deux made so magical or mysterious. Mood is everything in this work, and Kessels and his players nail it with every scene change. When the corps of swans makes its belated entrance in the middle of Act II, you not only see but hear the birds’ featheriness in the most delicate of tremolandos from the violins. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 An interview with Sara Mearns in Fjord Review. Quote “It’s a very vulnerable place to be,” she says. “I’m basically exposing six different versions of myself.” I spoke to Mearns ahead of her shows about the personal relationships that drove her curation, how the pandemic changed her approach to the program, and why she feels like she has nothing left to prove. Link to comment
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