dirac Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Reviews of the Royal Ballet's "International Draft Works." CultureWhisper Quote Altogether 10 choreographers from the UK, continental Europe and South Korea showed their work in this year’s edition of International Draft Works hosted by The Royal Ballet in the ROH Linbury Theatre; and they brought us variety, sincerity, uniformly beautiful dancing and some originality. The Times Quote With ten works on offer the programme is a mixed bag, but there are a few jewels. Disappointingly, for the future of classical dance, only half of them were created for the pointe shoe. What is this craze for asking ballerinas to dance in socks? The Guardian Quote This year’s offering opened with Burrow, an extended duet for Matthew Ball and Nicol Edmonds by visiting Canadian choreographer Joshua Beamish. In this slice of erotic peacocking, Beamish finds a nice counterpoint between Ball’s luminescent allure and Edmonds’s darker strength, even if Shostakovich’s music strikes an odd note. Valantino Zucchetti’s Elégie du souvenir, to Rachmaninov, is a sentimental duet for Fumi Kaneko and Tristan Dyer, replete with showy lifts and long, lingering glances. Capably constructed, but pastiche. Broadway World Quote Two people in love never shake hands by Nicola Wills of Opera Ballet Flanders is what one's come to expect from mainland Europe’s general take on ballet’s future: contemporary dance in socks. The partner work is intricate and well executed but the content doesn't feel new or emotionally substantial. Link to comment
dirac Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 Tupelo Ballet presents "Cinderella." Quote The entire company of 55 dancers is involved, along with a few younger dancers in walk-on rolls and three male guest artists dancing with the company. They've been rehearsing since early January, and many new costumes have been added to the production since the last time it was performed by Tupelo Ballet in 2013, Link to comment
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