Company: The Royal Ballet
Venue: Royal Opera House
Coreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Music: Ezio Bosso and Antonio Vivaldi
Date: 18 May 2019
CHOREOGRAPHY ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mixture of classical and modern elements. Very organic and fluid movement creating a nice series of distinctive shapes. Quite technical, with sections requiring a lot of strength. Contemporary details like extensions ending in flexed feet.
PERFORMANCE ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Enjoyable for the most part. I loved Sarah Lamb, however, she was dancing with Alexander Campbell and I’ve never been able to enjoy his dance style (not that he isn’t a fabulous dancer, this is a personal thing).
STAGING ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Minimal but effective. Only a coloured background in changing shades of red, orange, blue and gold.
COSTUMES ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Simple but adequate for the production. The gold-flecked leotards and dresses reflected the colours projected over the background and seemed to change shades with it.
MUSIC ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Relatively classical, but including many changes in tempo which kept the performance from becoming a bit monotonous.
IN A NUTSHELL
Would I recommend? 👍
This production was very pretty, with appealing visuals and quite a lively pace. I would be happy to watch it again.