The independent cast natalia osipova giselle carlos acosta albrecht thomas whitehead hilarion deidre. Kristen mcnally in the studio with thomas whitehead, may 2010. English dancer olivia cowley is a soloist of the royal ballet. He trained at the royal ballet upper school and graduated into the company in 1994, promoted to first artist, 1999, soloist, 2002, and principal character artist, 2017. View thomas whitehead s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
At 23, the kenyaborn dancer is the leading light of a rising uktrained generation nurtured by director kevin ohare. The royal ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the royal opera house in covent garden, london, england. The royal ballet is one of the great ballet companies of the world, a beacon in the cultural life of britain and a driving force behind the development of ballet as an artform. The nutcracker in rehearsal 2017 the royal ballet youtube. Brought together in partnership with the sun newspaper, this was an audience of eager, excited and not a little overawed people who watched this great. News royal ballet promotions, joiners and leavers, 201718. The nutcracker photo gallery ii by alicepennefather. One feels the pang of impending failure whenever the royal ballet ventures like a deluded don quixote into a periodic quest to stage that delightful old ballet named after him. Morera is one of the unsung heroines of the royal ballet, a ballerina who is never showy but always correct. Leanne benjamin and thomas whitehead with alexandra ansanelli and rupert pennefather. Dianne candy braden received a bfa degree in dance from texas christian university, and has done graduate work in dance at american university. Royal ballet the nutcracker royal opera house londondance. The royal ballet announces company promotions and joiners for the 201718 season. The royal ballet is based at the royal opera house in london and has the reputation of being one of the worlds finest ballet companies.
The royal ballet nutcracker live screening in cinemas everywhere. This production of the classic ballet giselle features natalia osipova dancing the title part. Nutcracker from the royal ballet, the 2001 overview. Particularly in the united kingdom at christmas where there are usually several competing productions to choose from. Mayara magri and thomas whitehead rehearse coppelia. He is hans peter, drosselmeyers nephew, who has been turned into a nutcracker doll by the evil mouse queen. Itziar mendizabal as the queen of hearts and camille. Thomas whitehead in rehearsal for the nutcracker, the roya.
As lovingly explained by peter wright himself in a valuable extra, this show tells the story from the point of view of the nutcracker. It was christopher carr whod taken him by the scruff of the neck and taught him the ropes and what it. Giselle the royal ballet by ross macgibbon natalia. Great performances the nutcracker tv episode 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The royal ballets nutcracker the best possible start to. The internet ballet database artist whitehead thomas. Miss braden brings her widely recognized strengths in tap and jazz to the faculty and is a founding member of.
David welcomed thomas and began by asking tom what had made him take up dancing. The performance is scheduled to feature lauren cuthbertson as the sugarplum fairy, matthew golding nehemiah kish as her prince, francesca hayward as clara, alexander campbell as the nutcracker and gary avis as drosselmeyer. Alice pennefather was at the royal ballet s the nutcracker general rehearsal this year to photograph new principals francesca hayward and alexander campbell in their debuts as sugar plum fairy and her prince cavalier. In advance of making her debut as clara in the royal ballets. Leticia stock living the nutcracker dream londondance. Thomas whitehead in rehearsal for the nutcracker, the royal ballet season 201516 ukproductionsthe nutcracker bypeterwright. Thomas whitehead throws himself into the role of the austere and aloof professor with skilful nonchalance. Sir peter wrights version of the nutcracker, after the original book by lev ivanov, performed by the royal ballet from the restored covent garden opera. Francesca hayward dances juliet and british ballet is remade.
She has created numerous roles for wayne mcgregor, including raven raven girl and roles in multiverse, carbon life and acis and galatea. The only issue to decide is whether it deserves this level of popular support. This 2006 performance and recording of the royal ballet s sleeping beauty has achieved a level of popular success that it could almost be described as having reached cult status. Interviewed by david bain swedenborg hall, december 06 2007.
Hayward as clara and alexander campbell as the nephew in the nutcracker. Frankenstein the royal ballet company liam scarlett it seems like a strange choice for a ballet why should a gothic horror story lend itself to a classical form of dance. I auditioned for the arts educational schools and the royal ballet school and. The cast also includes carlos acosta, thomas whitehead, and johannes stepanek. She has performed with the fort worth civic ballet, at disney, and with the jan taylor dance company in washington, d. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover thomas connections and jobs at similar companies. When the royal ballet first soloist made her debut in sir kenneth macmillans iconic ballet the next month, british critic luke jennings tweeted. Acosta partners her with devoted care, and responds to her dazzling dancing with renewed sharpness and attack of his own.
Thomas whitehead and leticia stock in rehearsal for the nu. Thursday 30th october 2014, royal ballet dress rehearsal linbury studio theatre, roh choreographed by ludovic ondiviela cassandradaughter olivia cowley, doctor gary avis, lover thomas whitehead, mother mara galeazzi, nurse yuhui choe, brothernursing assistant paul kay, nursing assistant romany pajdak, ancient cassandra ana silvera, call centre colleague jackie. Through the quality of her dancing and dramatic imagination she manages to hold two conflicting. When he joined the royal ballet aged 19 he was quite green. In the ballet world its the nutcracker that is forever associated with. The nutcracker from the royal ballet great performances. I was disappointed in thomas whitehead s interpretation of dr. Any unauthorized use of any of the contents of the great performances online web pages may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution. The royal opera house nutcracker is set sometime between george and victoria in a grand english house. Thomas whitehead and leticia stock in rehearsal for the nutcracker, the royal ballet season 201516 ukproductionsthe nutcracker bypeterwright. Thomas whitehead s widow simone is too harsh a pantomime dame, softening only belatedly towards her wayward daughter. This year the royal ballet makes a welcome change from all those christmas nutcrackers by staging tchaikovskys sleeping beauty and delibess comic ballet coppelia. Last september, as one of the royal ballets coaches walked her.
It contains detailed information about more than 7000 people, 3000 productions, 300 companies, and is continuously updated. Hayward with thomas whitehead and alexander campbell in manon. The royal ballet will beam peter wrights production of the nutcracker to cinemas on wednesday, december 16. Carlos acosta is too brainy with this nobrain ballet and theres an english mildness to the production and costume. Yasmines extensive repertory includes princess aurora the sleeping beauty, juliet romeo and juliet, olga onegin and the sugar plum fairy the nutcracker. This crisis is impacting theatres and arts venues across the globe. Thomas whitehead soloist at the royal ballet london, united kingdom 116 connections.
London it hasnt always been an inevitable truth here that the nutcracker plays during the holiday season. It was christopher carr whod taken him by the scruff of the neck and taught him the ropes and what it meant to be in good theatre and in the royal ballet. Ballet royal ballet highlights in pictures as the royal ballet recruits a new artistic director, we look back at the. English dancer thomas whitehead is a principal character artist of the royal ballet. Alice pennefather was at the royal ballet s the nutcracker general rehearsal this year to photograph new principals francesca hayward. Join dancers from the royal ballet in rehearsal as they prepare for the upcoming performances of the ultimate christmas ballet, the nutcracker. Thanks to the generosity of lady helen hamlyn, first night of the royal ballet s peerless peter wright production of the nutcracker was given over to an audience who had never been to covent garden before. News royal ballet promotions, joiners and leavers, 2017. Sarah lamb and her victorian sponge trampoline in alices adventures in wonderland. Thomas whitehead soloist the royal ballet linkedin.
So the wooden panelling, and brass rails in the lecture theatre might make for a convincing interior, but the machine that sparks life into the body of the monster is woeful. The nature of the production makes this question resonate even more urgently. The first warm glow of christmas once again comes courtesy of peter wrights gorgeous production of the nutcracker, a seasonal classic at the royal ballet since 1984 now shown in the revision made for the reopening of the renovated royal opera house in 1999. Anyone wanting to see nutcracker in london can very well go to english national ballet s excellent production at the london coliseum, a mere hop and a skip from the royal opera house. Juliet, olga onegin and the sugar plum fairy the nutcracker. Kristen mcnally and thomas whitehead led the gypsy pack with attractively detailed insolence, but the technical relish needed in espada, mercedes and the queen of. She trained at the royal ballet upper school and graduated into the company, and was promoted to soloist in 20. The nutcracker photo gallery ii from clara to sugar plum. She has created numerous roles for wayne mcgregor, including raven raven girl and. One of the very best seasonal treats for children and adults alike, the royal ballets nutcracker is a handsome, magical, thoroughly traditional rendering of eta hoffmanns immortal if deeply strange story. English dancer thomas whitehead is a principal character artist of the royal. Two christmas treats from the royal ballet thearticle. Born in london, yasmine naghdi joined the company in 2010 after training at the royal ballet school.
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