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Mikhailovsky Ballet, Duato full-length ballet, London Coliseum

Mikhailovsky Ballet, Duato full-length ballet, London Coliseum

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Friday, 5 April, 2013 - 18:30
26 March-7 April: a 2-week season by St Petersburg's "other" ba llet company, the Mikhailovsky Ballet, making its 3rd visit to London. B allets by Nacho Duato, in addition to classics Giselle, Don Quixote, andLaurencia, will feature Mikhailovsky Theatre ballet stars Natalia Osipova , Ivan Vasiliev (both ex-Bolshoi), and Leonid Sarafanov (ex Mariinsky), as well as invited soloists Polina Semionova (Berlin) and Marcelo Gomes (AB T). 26-29 March, Giselle, the landmark romantic tragedy. A girl is bet rayed by her lover and dies. He is condemned by forest spirits to die, buthis ghostly lover battles to save his life. 26 March: Natalia Osipova , Ivan Vasiliev 27 Mar & Thursday 28 Mar: Polina Semionova, Marcelo Gomes 29 Mar: Olesya Novikova, Leonid Sarafanov 30-31 March, Don Quixote, the most brilliant of comedies. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza get lost in a Spanish village where a sparky young couple compete with each oth er in flirtatious mischief. 30 & 31 Mar (eve): Osipova, Vasiliev 31 March (mat): Oksana Bondareva, Denis Matvienko 2 & 3 April, Lauren cia, a monster hit of the Thirties, a cross between Spartacus and Don Qui xote in its themes of love, heroism, villainy and dancing bravura. Both p erformances star Osipova and Vasiliev 5 & 6 April, Multiplicity, Form s of Silence and Emptiness, a full-length work by Nacho Duato in tribute t o J S Bach. Both performances star Polina Semionova and Leonid Sarafanov n7 April, Without Words/ Nunc Dimittis/ Prelude, three works by Nacho Dua to. Starring Sarafanov. Booking: http://www.eno.org/see-whats-on/