dirac Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 A pair of Margot Fonteyn's pointe shoes and other ballet items are up for auction. Quote Annia said: “For instance there’s a vibrant hand painted silk costume from Stravinsky’s le Rossignol at Covent Garden. Thought to be from the first production and painted by Matisse. It could attract bids of between £800 to £1,200, but it could easily make much more. Link to comment
dirac Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 A review of American Ballet Theatre in "Romeo and Juliet" by Leigh Witchel for danceviewtimes. Quote One thing ABT doesn’t get enough credit for: their narrative ballets, especially the ones that have been in repertory a while, are well-acted. ABT isn’t a company of beautiful mimes, but that’s the difference between diction and expression. If they aren’t the most polished, the dancers know what they’re doing and why. Teuscher and Bell tried to accidentally run into one another while switching partners inside a round dance, and the Capulet ball was a real pas d’action, like the reel in “La Sylphide.” The story pushed forward inside the dance numbers. Link to comment
dirac Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 Carlos Acosta says the pandemic has left ballet with a dearth of stage-ready talent. Quote “We are suffering because the talent is not ready to be thrown into... complex ballets” he claimed. Acosta told The Stage that remote practice had been harder for young dancers “restricted to training on your own, in your own confined space” at home. Link to comment
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