Estonian National Ballet: Alice in Wonderland
Estonia Opera House, Tallinn 3rd September 2023 Stuart Sweeney Gianluca Schiavoni’s Alice in Wonderland is billed as a “Ballet for young audie…
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Estonian National Ballet: Black and White, Double Bill
Estonia Opera House Tallinn 26th March Stuart Sweeney Ukrainian Serge Lifar is recognised as one of the finest male dancers of the 20th C and…
Akram Khan Company: Jungle Book reimagined
Sadler’s Wells Theatre London 4th April 2023 Stuart Sweeney The ten-year-old Akram Khan played the title role in The Adventures of Mowgli. So…
Seeta Patel Dance: The Rite of Spring
Sadler's Wells London 14th March Stuart Sweeney Bharatanatyam and Kathak, originating in Southern India, are two great classical dance tradit…
Estonian National Ballet: Korsaar (Le Corsaire / The Corsair)
Estonian Opera House Tallinn 4th December 2022 Stuart Sweeney In the theatre and on film, I have seen several versions of Korsaar and, to confess, …
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Into the Music triple bill
Sadler’s Wells London 4th November 2022 Stuart Sweeney It’s always good to see BRB return to their original home at Sadler’s. Four months ago, the…
Aakash Odedra Company: Samsara
Sadler's Wells London 18th October 2022 Stuart Sweeney In biology, there is the term “hybrid vigour” to refer to the combination of different…
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks): London Program A
Peacock Theatre London 9th September 2022 Stuart Sweeney We don’t usually associate ballet with comedy. There are a few superb examples, Ashton’s L…
Chichester Festival Theatre: South Pacific
Sadlers Wells London August 4th, 2022 Stuart Sweeney This could be a brief review: great songs, great story, great production – go …