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2-Apr-2013
The London Coliseum
Excuses to dance: The Mikhailovsky Ballet's Laurencia at the Coliseum
Image credit: Laurencia: Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev © Mikhailovsky TheatreThe 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.
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30-Mar-2013
The London Coliseum
Simply the best: Don Quixote at the London Coliseum
Image credit: Don Quixote, Natalia Ospiova and Ivan Vasiliev © The Mikhailovsky TheatreForget 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.
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26-Mar-2013
The London Coliseum
Perfect partnership in Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle
Image credit: Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev © The Mikhailovsky TheatreThey’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.
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24-Feb-2012
New York City Center
Kings of the Dance Reign at New York City Center
Image credit: Kings of the Dance, Opus 3 © Gene SchiavoneThe Kings of the Dance program offers audiences a unique experience: a chance to see the top men in ballet letting it all out on one stage. This year, Opus 3 maintained the program’s reputation at New York City Center.
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