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To The Pointe.
A Debut To Remember
It was a long summer. Clinging on to ballet videos on YouTube and re-watching the same clips from the ROH channel is pretty much the...
ToThePointe Meets Charlotte Edmonds
Before attending Rambert School of Contemporary Dance, Charlotte Edmonds trained at the Royal Ballet School where she took part in a...
Hofesh Shechter: Hero or Villain?
When the Rite of Spring had its world premiere in Paris in 1913, the audience's reaction wasn't pretty. Outrage, shock and disgust swept...
My Reluctant Goodbye To RB's Swan Lake
It seems to me that there's a general consensus that Anthony Dowell's production of Swan Lake should be brushed under the carpet. This is...
Partnership in Onegin
I think that one of the first things to say about Onegin is that it's a grown up ballet. If one is expecting princes, tutus, swans or...
Take Me To Wonderland
On Saturday I attended the Royal Ballet’s matinee of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This was the first time that I had seen it and I...
Manon: Des Grieux’s Story
Some men are beautiful. That’s what I learnt after Vadim Muntagirov’s performance in Manon. Some male ballet dancers are great partners,...
Manon, The Love Story
The first thing to say about Natalia Osipova is that she has some serious fans. Really serious. Some so serious in fact that they tut or...
Carlos Acosta's 'Cubania'
As a resident of the Royal Opera House, the withdrawl symptoms from watching the Royal Ballet are beginning to kick in. Regular visits on...
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