| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2013 The London Coliseum | Perfect partnership in Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle |
.jpg) They’re finally here, back in London to wow audiences once again with their scintillating dancing. The darlings of the ballet world, Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev last appeared together in the capital two summers ago, and a few months later sent shock waves like the aftermath of an earthquake around the dance community when they announced that they were leaving their alma mater, the Bolshoi Ballet, to join the Mikhailovsky Ballet. There, in St Petersburg, the couple quickly made their mark, dancing continuously both classical ballets and body-slicing contemporary works.Read full review... | |
| 31-May-2011 Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House | Giselle: Beautiful Tragedy |
 If you’re a regular theatergoer you may notice a discreet sign in the lobby when you show your ticket at the door. A slip of paper inserted in your program catches your eye, “In this evening’s performance of Giselle, the role of...” Your heart sinks: an understudy.
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| 15-May-2011 The London Coliseum | Russian Ballet Icons Gala; 100-Year Anniversary of Galina Ulanova |
 The Russian ballerina Galina Ulanova is a true legend in the world of classical ballet. Her dramatic interpretations plumbed deep into the human soul and revealed its full gamut of emotion and poetic beauty. In her private life, she was a shy and gentle person but on stage, she came to life embodying her characters with heartfelt emotion, refinement and realism, often giving to the smallest detail, an enormous lasting impression—(who can forget her love-smitten Juliet seeing Romeo’s unmasked face for the first time?Read full review... | |
| 9-Apr-2011 Staatsballett at Deutsche Oper | La Esmeralda, Staatsballett Berlin |
 In these tough economic times, it is a rare thing for ballet companies to consider staging a new full-length dramatic production. But Staatsballett Berlin has been brave enough to take the plunge, and on April 9th premiered La Esmeralda, an old-fashioned Russian masterpiece, and proved that their decision had been a good one. La Esmeralda is a ballet for all ages and tastes, offering a great story, splendid sets and costumes, good toe-tapping music by Pugni, and all the elements of high drama, from cut-throat gypsies to rescue, murder and love.Read full review... | |
