Dance
Coppelia, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham HippodromeWednesday, 15 May 20134-8 June 2013, Coppélia, Birmingham Hippodrome. Peter Wright’ s enchanting production of this joyous and witty ballet about a girl whose boyfriend two-times her with a doll is a celebration of love, with a spark ling score by Delibes, designs by... Read more... |
Boston Ballet, Coliseum, Prog 2Wednesday, 15 May 20133-7 July: Returning to London for the first time in 30 years,America's Boston Ballet presents two high-class programmes reflecting a ce ntury of greatest choreographers from Nijinsky to Wheeldon.. Programme 1 - 3, 4, 6 (eve)... Read more... |
Gala Flamenca, Sadler's WellsWednesday, 15 May 201315-27 March: the annual Flamenco Festival features this year a stellar array of artists in Spain's superb song and dance form. 17 March : Farruquito, a star of flamenco puro. 18 March: Estrella Morente, reno wned singer daughter of singer Enrique... Read more... |
Birmingham Royal Ballet, Aladdin London Premiere, London ColiseumWednesday, 15 May 201320-24 March: London premiere of David Bintley’s magical tale oflove, trickery and triumph, originally created in Japan but now restagedfor its British acquisition by Bintley's own company Birmingham Royal Ball et. A run-in with Palace guards leads... Read more... |
Tango Fire, Flames of Desire, Peacock TheatreWednesday, 15 May 201330 Jan- 24 Feb: Argentina’s Tango Fire returns to London with i ts latest production, Flames of Desire, a seductive journey through the h istory of tango – tracing its roots in Buenos Aires before moving through t he decades to showcase its growing... Read more... |
New English Ballet Theatre, Sadler's WellsWednesday, 15 May 20134-8 July, Sadler’s Wells: Set up to nurture the talents of a n ew generation of dancers, choreographers, musicians, artists and designe rs, New English Ballet Theatre, whose patrons include Darcey Bussell and Carlos Acosta, make their debut season... Read more... |
LA Dance Project, Sadler's WellsWednesday, 15 May 20132-4 Oct: film star Natalie (Black Swan) Portman's husband, cho reographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied founded LA Dance Project as an art ist collective in 2012 with composer Nico Muhly, art consultant Matthieu H umery, producer Charles Fabius and... Read more... |
Wayne McGregor Random Dance, Atomos, Sadler's WellsWednesday, 15 May 20139-12 Oct: Atomos is the newest full-length work by Wayne McGreg or. Imagining the indivisible order created through uncuttable structures a nd interwoven with an architectural manipulation of bodies, the choreograp hy of Atomos grows from the form... Read more... |
Beyond Ballets Russes (2), English National Ballet, London Colise umWednesday, 15 May 201322 March–1 April: Beyond Ballets Russes, a season of historic works from and inspired by the famous Diaghilev company, including KennethMacMillan’s Rite of Spring (with new designs), Serge Lifar’s Suite en Bla nc, Balanchine’s Apollo and world... Read more... |
Russian Ballet Seasons of XXI Century, London Coliseum, Prog 1Wednesday, 15 May 201316-17 July, Programme 1; 1st of 3 programmes from the Bolshoiveteran star troupe directed by Andris Liepa, who debuted in London last year to very mixed effect. CLEOPATRA - IDA RUBINSTEIN An original idea by Andris Liepa this exquisite production... Read more... |
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia, Sadler's WellsWednesday, 15 May 201315-27 March: the annual Flamenco Festival features this year a stellar array of artists in Spain's superb song and dance form. 17 March : Farruquito, a star of flamenco puro. 18 March: Estrella Morente, reno wned singer daughter of singer Enrique... Read more... |
The Metamorphosis, Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera HouseWednesday, 15 May 201316-23 Mar (Linbury Studio Theatre) The Metamorphosis (8 pfs). A rthur Pita's contemporary dance creation on Franz Kafka's strange story abo ut a man who turns into a cockroach was a huge personal success for the Roy al Ballet's Edward Watson in the... Read more... |
