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  • Review of ‘Swan Lake In-The-Round’: “From here to eternity”

    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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    13 June, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    ballet, black swan, classical ballet, dance, enb, english national ballet, eno, immersive experience, london, music, musicals, royal albert hall, swan lake in the round, tchaikovsky, theatre in the round
  • State Ballet of Georgia’s production of ‘Swan Lake’ to extend its run at the London Coliseum

    State Ballet of Georgia’s production of ‘Swan Lake’ to extend its run at the London Coliseum

    The company will perform by the end of summer, in a traditional montage bringing back the allure of Tchaikovsky’s popular creation. Considered one of the best troupes in the world, this performance will also mark the group’s first visit to London, apart from its artistic director’s, former prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili, return to the venue…

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    1 May, 2024
    English contents, News
    Alexei Fadeechev, American Ballet Theater, ballet, classical music, Dublin’s Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, English National Opera Orchestra, eno, london coliseum, Nina Ananiashvili, state ballet of georgia, swan lake, tchaikovsky
  • The 50 best shows of 2023

    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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    18 December, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    2:22, a christmas carol, accidental death of an anarchist, Arthur Miller, bell book and candle, best shows, bleak expectations, brokeback mountain, build a rocket, chichester festival, christmas shows, cinderella in the round, cirque du soleil, creature, duet for one, dumbledor is so gay, enb, english national ballet, eno, eugenius, fringe, fucking men, gay, generation games, globe, great british bake off, kurios, la cage aux folles, lehman trilogy, lgbt, musical theatre, musicals, my son's a queer, national theatre, old vic, paper cut, plays, police cops, shakespeare, soho place, stephen schwartz, the crucible, the little big things, the mistake, the tony blair rock opera, the unfriend, the vortex, theatre, wagatha christie, wicked
  • Review of ENB’s ‘The Nutcracker’: “Old-school charm”

    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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    16 December, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    christmas, christmas shows, classic music, classical, dance, enb, english national ballet, eno, Fabian Reimair, Gareth Haw, Junor Souza, london, london coliseum, musical theatre, musicals, Sangeun Lee, west end
  • Review of ‘Creature’: “They dared to play God”

    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.

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    27 March, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    ballet, classical, creature, dance, drama, dystopia, enb, english national ballet, english national opera, eno, high artic, immersive, musical theatre, north pole, orwellian, sadlers wells, sci fi, science fiction, utopia, west end
  • FEATURE: The English National Ballet presents its 2023/24 season

    FEATURE: The English National Ballet presents its 2023/24 season

    Following the announcement of its new Artistic Director, the company has introduced today all the the upcoming productions that will be put together over the following months – through a programming that will combine tradition with modernism and also social awareness.

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    1 March, 2023
    English contents, News
    aaron s watkin, enb, english national ballet, english national opera, eno, grace chan, nutcracker, patrick harrison, royal albert hall, sir roger carr, swan lake, swan lake in the round
  • Crítica de “El lago de los cisnes” de la ENB: “Un tesoro para el corazón”

    Crítica de “El lago de los cisnes” de la ENB: “Un tesoro para el corazón”

    La mundialmente admirada obra maestra de Chaikovski regresa al Coliseo de Londres para una temporada limitada en una producción a la antigua usanza a cargo del English National Ballet. Guillermo Nazara comparte sus impresiones sobre este montaje que recupera el clásico por excelencia del género, para hacernos saber si este nuevo recuento sobre el eterno…

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    16 January, 2023
    Contenido en español, Críticas
    aitor arrieta, black swan, brroklyn mack, classical, classical ballet, classics, coliseum, emma hawes, enb, english national ballet, english national opera, eno, erina takahashi, fernanda oliveira, francesco gabriele frola, iana salenko, jane haworth, london, london coliseum, michael coleman, music, musical theatre, natascha mair, shiori kase, swan lake, tchaikovsky, west end
  • Review of ENB’s ‘Swan Lake’: “A treasure to the heart”

    Review of ENB’s ‘Swan Lake’: “A treasure to the heart”

    Tchaikovsky’s worldwide admired masterwork returns to the London Coliseum for a limited run in an old-fashioned style production by the English National Ballet. Guillermo Nazara shares his thoughts on this montage bringing back the ultimate classic of the genre, to let us know if this new recount on the the timeless fairy tale is a…

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    16 January, 2023
    English contents, Reviews
    aitor arrieta, black swan, brroklyn mack, classical, classical ballet, classics, coliseum, emma hawes, enb, english national ballet, english national opera, eno, erina takahashi, fernanda oliveira, francesco gabriele frola, iana salenko, jane haworth, london, london coliseum, michael coleman, music, musical theatre, natascha mair, shiori kase, swan lake, tchaikovsky, west end
  • Review of ‘The Nutcracker’: “The spell can’t be broken”

    Review of ‘The Nutcracker’: “The spell can’t be broken”

    Tchaikovsky’s most family-beloved masterwork returns to many corners of the London scene for the Christmas season. Guillermo Názara reviews the English National Ballet’s take on this charming fairy tale featuring one of the most popular scores in classical music History, to let us know if this holiday treasure has been properly guarded.

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    28 December, 2022
    English contents, Reviews
    ballet, christmas, christmas plans, christmas theatre, enb, english national ballet, english national opera, eno, fairy tale, family, family plans, family theatre, fantasy, i love eno, magic, moscow, musicals, nutcracker, opera, queen of mice, russia, russian conflict, sleeping beauty, st petesburg, sugar plum fairy, swan lake, tchaikovsky, theatre, trepak, west end

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