Swan Lake – Birmingham Royal Ballet
★★★★★ Having never been to the Ballet before I thought I would start with the most famous of all the classical Ballets, Swan Lake, taking along with me an honouree member of the British Ballet...
View ArticleThe Labyrinth of Love – Rambert Dance Company
★★★★ The Labyrinth of Love Tour arrived in Plymouth to a packed house with an audience’s massive expectation for ground-breaking and amazing contemporary dance. It certainly delivered, showing...
View ArticleMatthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty – National Tour
★★★★ The audience at the full Theatre Royal Plymouth eagerly anticipated tonights performance of Matthew Bournes new interpretation of the age old fairytale Sleeping Beauty and from the very start...
View ArticleLes Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo – Lowry Theatre
★★★★ I love that moment when the lights go down and a hush falls across the theatre in a blanket of expectation. Normally the curtains rise and so too your hopes for the show ahead, but the “Trocks” is...
View ArticleCoppelia – The Russian State Ballet of Siberia
★★★★ With a strong cast of stunningly elegant dancers and simply beautiful choreography, this comedy-ballet received a hearty reaction from the almost full house at the Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on...
View ArticleSwan Lake – National Tour
★★★★ Tickets to see Mathew Bournes latest version of Swan Lake at the recently refurbished Theatre Royal Plymouth can things get any better? Well yes, I think they probably can, the show last night...
View ArticleThe Sleeping Beauty – Plymouth Theatre Royal
★★★★ “I’m rather excited, I love a good ballet!” remarked my companion for the evening (a once budding ballerina herself). I’m so glad she wasn’t to be disappointed, and neither was I. This classical...
View ArticleThe Prince of the Pagodas – Theatre Royal Plymouth
WOW – What a treat! Not a familiar ballet to most, myself included, ‘The Prince of the Pagodas’ has been reworked by David Bintley, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s director. Originally based upon the...
View ArticleRambert Featuring Rooster – Theatre Royal Plymouth
Rambert began the evening with Lucinda Childs’ Four Elements. As the title suggests the work falls into four sections: Water, Earth, Air and Fire danced to Gavin Bryars’ unsettling score. The artistic,...
View ArticleMoving Stateside – Plymouth Theatre Royal
The BRB return to Plymouth with their first programme of the year,’ Moving Stateside’. This is a stunning triple bill which opens with Serenade. Considered one of most influential choreographers of...
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