| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Apr-2013 The London Coliseum | Dancing Bach: The Mikhailovsky Ballet's powerful contemporary face in London | Cristina de Lucas |
 The short but intense visit the Mikhailovsky Ballet is paying to London this Easter is showing the high standards the company can reach in both classical and contemporary ballet. In addition to splendid versions of Giselle, Don Quixote and Laurencia, the St Petersburg-based ballet company has also offered two bills with works by its acclaimed artistic director Nacho Duato.Read full review... | ||
| 2-Apr-2013 The London Coliseum | Excuses to dance: The Mikhailovsky Ballet's Laurencia at the Coliseum | Margaret Willis |
 The story may be a bit thin but the quantity of its dancing makes up for it. Laurencia is a ballet little known in the west (though the Mikhailovsky Ballet brought it to London in 2010). Combining the jollities of Don Quixote with the revolutionary fervour found in Flames of Paris, Laurencia is really just an excuse to fill the stage with non-stop dancing. Set in a picturesque Spanish mountain village, the lives of the happy community are shattered at the return of the local warlord who claims his droit du seigneur on pretty girls.Read full review... | ||
| 30-Mar-2013 The London Coliseum | Simply the best: Don Quixote at the London Coliseum | Margaret Willis |
 Forget those photos from North Korea showing the build-up of weaponry. A couple of supersonic rockets were set off in London on Saturday night at the London Coliseum, and the audience is still reeling from the aftermath. The fabulous duo were at it again, blazing their way across a stage that seemed far too small for their gigantic leaps, defying gravity with the height of their jumps and going into spins that nearly bored holes in the stage floor. The pace started Olympic style, and continued to the final curtain call nearly three hours later.Read full review... | ||
| 26-Mar-2013 The London Coliseum | Perfect partnership in Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle | Margaret Willis |
.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... | ||
