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Review of ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ (Royal Albert Hall, 2026): “Enchanting production has no dormant talents”
You can’t go wrong with Tchaikovsky, except perhaps if you’re listening to the 1812 Symphony. And you can hardly go wrong with the English National Ballet. It doesn’t take another genius to realise that combining the two will likely result in a tour de force. But it might take a trip to the Royal Albert…
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Review of ‘R:Evolution’: “Bewildering journey through the genre’s past secures a shining future”
The English National Ballet starts its new autumn season through a wide-ranging array of styles exploring the transformation of dance across the years. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show to let us know if its style memorabilia is just as likely to be remembered. It’s an unspoken secret that, when a show tries…
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The 50 best shows of 2024
As this year’s last act gets ready for its grand finale, we present our annual list of the most enduring productions in both the London and UK scene. Join us, as we take a journey into the past – and reveal which ones, out of our 288 posts, have made it into our stagy wall…
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Review of ENB’s ‘Giselle’: “Rapturous rupture”
The company starts its 2024/2025 season with Akram Khan’s modernist revision of Adolphe Adam’s piece. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this innovative approach on the classic dance work manages to stay on its toes. They say that art is a breathing, living creature that keeps shifting through…
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Review of ‘Swan Lake In-The-Round’: “From here to eternity”
The English National Ballet continuous its summer tradition at the Royal Albert Hall with this lavish remake of the genre’s ultimate classic. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this twin version of the illustorus piece manages to be the good one. It’s funny how the greatest minds think…
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Review of ‘Carmen’: “God of carnage”
Bizet’s signature work returns to the stage in this new adaptation by the English National Ballet, currently playing at London’s Sadler’s Wells until the start of April. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this retelling of the timeless romance between the gypsy and the toreador was actually a…
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The 50 best shows of 2023
One more year goes by and so does the theatre scene, regaling us with more than a few astonishing productions to treasure in our hearts for the rest of our days. Here is our list of the top 50 shows we’ve seen in 2023 – ranging from West End to fringe, while also featuring ballet…
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Review of ENB’s ‘The Nutcracker’: “Old-school charm”
Tchaikovsky’s Christmas masterpiece lands on the London Coliseum through one of the longest-running theatrical traditions in the West End. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this return montage was actually sugar-plum. They say that dreams are the actual magic that makes the world go around. Truth or not,…
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Review of ‘Cinderella In The Round’: “That’s the wish her heart made”
Prokofiev’s luscious ballet soars over its own fantasy in this lavish production by the ENB. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this extravagant montage depicting one of the most famous fairy tales ever told, to let us know if magic was eventually made at the ball last night. There are many kinds of Cinderella. The…
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Review of ‘Creature’: “They dared to play God”
Akram Khan’s expressionist ballet lands on the Sadler’s Wells for a strictly run until the end of the week. Guillermo Nazara reviews this return production by the English National Ballet, where beauty and horror are the inseparable sides of the same creation.
