Ballet
Ex-Bolshoi director Alexei Ratmansky: Egos and politics put a black mark on dance
A shadow passes across Alexei Ratmansky’s smiling face when he’s asked about the shocking goings on at the Bolshoi Ballet, the company he led for five years before leaving in 2009. The dance world has been rocked back on its heels by the acid attack o
Alexei Ratmansky’s 24 Preludes sparks eager anticipation at Royal Ballet
Fevered anticipation has preceded the first Royal Ballet creation by the much-in-demand Alexei Ratmansky.
Apollo/Aertnum/24 Preludes - Royal Opera House
Two world premieres and a modern classic: this tantalizing new programme of ballet features work by three master choreographers.
Dance review: Aladdin
NEVER knowingly under-choreographed, David Bintley’s narrative ballets are models of step-based storytelling. Yet even the coolest dance-maker can sometimes get carried away.
Apollo/24 Preludes/Aeternum, Royal Opera House
One 85-year-old masterpiece, two premieres. The latest triple bill from the Royal Ballet shoots itself in the foot by opening with Balanchine's most perfect work, against which even the finest would have a hard time competing.The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London
24 Preludes, Alexei Ratmansky’s magnificent new work for The Royal Ballet, glows at the heart of an awkward triple bill. The new Ratmansky makes the evening a hit, though it’s flanked by a shaky revival of Balanchine’s Apollo and Christopher WheeldoRoyal Ballet triple bill, Covent Garden - review
Christopher Wheeldon and Alexei Ratmansky must be the two most in-demand choreographers on the ballet circuit, so a premiere from each of them and Balanchine classic Apollo on the same bill is a big deal.
Royal Ballet Mixed Programme - review
Alexei Ratmansky is the choreographer of the moment, the man with a golden touch, and the buzz of expectation surrounding his first creation for the Royal has been distractingly high. In fact, 24 Preludes isn't the masterpiece some were hoping for, though
Sylvie Guillem on resurrecting Marguerite & Armand
There's grand larceny afoot in the Royal Opera House. Two of today's stars are stealing Fonteyn and Nureyev's signature ballet, and they're leaving some spectators' cherished beliefs shattered in pieces around them.