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Dave Morgan, DanceTabs: Russian Season for the 21st Century at the London Coliseum, July 2013
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Les Saisons Russes du XXIe siècle: The Firebird, Shéhérazade. London Coliseum, July 18, 2013
The late rescheduling of programmes caused by Ilza Liepa’s unexpectedly needing a second operation on a knee injury and the lack of a replacement dancer meant no “Cléopâtre – Ida Rubinstein,” Patrick de Bana’s telling of the making of the Diaghilev ballet, on this, what should have been the second (…)
Review: Les Seisons Russes of XXI century – Programme 1 – London Coliseum
Reviewed by Graham Watts – Wednesday 17 July 2013 Performance reviewed: 16 July Hot on the heels of one Muscovite ballet company (the Stanislavsky) departing the London Coliseum, another arrives; since Andris Liepa’s Russian Seasons programme is constructed around the company that performs at the vast 6,000 seat State Kremlin (…)
Interview: Creating Cleopatra – Ida Rubinstein
Ilze Liepa as Cleopatra Photo: Valeria Komissarova Les Saisons Russes du XX1e Siecle, founded by former Bolshoi Ballet star turned ballet entrepreneur, Andris Liepa, returns to the London Coliseum in July (16 – 20th). The company are bringing three programmes, including five of Ballets Russes choreographer Mikhail Fokine’s greatest works (…)
LBB meets…Patrick de Bana
This July, choreographer Patrick de Bana will be coming to London’s Coliseum with two of his latest productions: Cleopatra/Ida Rubinstein performed by Ilze Liepa with dancers from the Maryinsky, Bolshoi, and the Kremlin Ballet, and a new production of Jane Eyre performed by the Shanghai Ballet. Born in Hamburg to a German mother and Nigerian (…)
Exclusive interview with Choreographer Patrick de Bana
In July and August two very special productions will be performed at the London Coliseum: Cléopâtre – Ida Rubinstein from Les Saisons Russes du XX1e Siecle and Jane Eyre from Shanghai Ballet Company. Both productions have been choreographed by German born choreographer, Patrick de Bana and I recently got to chat with (…)
The Dance As Long As Life (Life-long Dance): Fiftieth Birthday gala for Andris Liepa
To celebrate his 50th birthday the world famous ballet dancer and producer Andris Liepa performed the role of Shahryar in the Les Saison Russes ballet Scheherazade. Says Liepa, “St. Petersburg has played a significant role in my career; I first danced on this stage in the 1990s, in the role (…)
Les Saisons Russes du XXI siecle returns to the London Coliseum – July 16th-20th 2013
Following a triumphant Coliseum Diaghilev Festival debut in 2011 and four successful seasons in Paris at the Theatre des Champs Elysees Programme 1 Cleopatra/Ida Rubinstein, Le Spectre de la Rose, The Firebird Tuesday July 16th at 7.30pm and Wednesday July 17th at 7.30pm Special Matinee Wednesday July 17th at 2.00pm Programme: Chopiniana, (…)
In conversation with Andris Liepa
In July, Andris Liepa, former Bolshoi Ballet star turned ballet entrepreneur returns to London with his company Les Saisons Russes du XXIe Siècle from July 16 to 20. Headlining the season is Patrick de Bana’s “Cléopâtre – Ida Rubinstein,” being seen in London for the first time, which is being (…)
