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Concerto/Enigma Variations/Raymonda Act III, Royal Opera House
Triple bill to treasure from Royal Ballet
Concerto/Enigma Variations/Raymonda Act III
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
IN WHAT’S something of a history lesson, this mixed bill perfectly showcases the Royal Ballet’s matchless skill and rich heritage.
Works by the company’s founding choreographer Frederick Ashton and his successor Kenneth MacMillan are completed by Rudolf Nureyev’s version of Marius Petipa’s final act of the Imperial Russian classic Raymonda.
MacMillan’s Concerto, set to Shostakovich’s piano concerto No. 2, is awash with vibrancy and colour as dancers in orange and lemon costumes leap in jetes across the stage with a synchronised grace.
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