Royal ballet promotions, leavers, joiners 20172018. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in t. This is to make space for a 70th anniversary run of the sleeping beauty that starts on 21 december. Full press release with all promotions, joiners and leavers. How many nutcrackers does it take to crack a christmas n. At the time of writing this, every performance of the royal ballets the nutcracker is sold out. 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 nutcrac. The nutcracker is playing at the royal opera house until 14 january. Choreography by peter wright after lev ivanov, music by tchaikovsky royal ballet royal opera house 2011 share. July 9, 2017 selective news items 2 comments dancetabs.
Royal ballet the nutcracker london, royal opera house 23 november 2016 gallery of pictures by dave morgan uk. Johannes stepaneks smile was as charming as ever in the spanish. The royal opera house celebrates ten years of live cinema broadcasts in 2018, leading the way in delivering worldclass opera and ballet around the world. Interviewed by david bain bloomsbury central baptist church, august 28 2019. At the time of writing this, every performance of the royal ballet s the nutcracker is sold out. Bill cooper johannes stepanek to first soloistmelissa hamilton to. Francesca hayward clara, drosselmeyers goddaughter. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the nutcracker, the royal ballet rohjohan persson, 2009 scottish dancer laura mcculloch is a former soloist of the royal ballet. The royal ballet the nutcracker live cinema screening on. The royal ballet have over the years honed the nutcracker to perfection. Yuhui choe, johannes stepanek and bennet gartside in agon, the royal ballet. Sir peter wright, the grand old man of british ballet celebrates his 90th birthday this was a fine performance of the nutcracker lauren cuthbertson and federico bonelli make for a handsome couple and are well suited to each other both physically and temperamentally the company did sir peter proud at this performance. News royal ballet promotions, joiners and leavers, 201718 season.
Johannes stepanek, meaghan grace hinkis, dawid trzensimiech yasmine naghdi, johannes stepanek yasmine naghdi, johannes stepanek tristan dyer, francesca hayward sarah lamb, brian maloney. First soloist johannes stepanek retires after 17 years with the royal ballet to progress a new career within opera and dance. Performing in the nutcracker the royal ballet school. His royal ballet nutcracker is so rich in detail, thanks to julia trevelyan oman s biedermeierperiod set, that some of its intricacies are best seen in closeup in a cinema relay. The magician drosselmeyer transforms the drawing room for a battle between mice and toy soldiers. She trained at the royal ballet upper school and graduated into the company in 2001, promoted to first artist in 2005 and soloist in 2008. Royal ballet dancers foster young talent through chance to dance. Shchelkunchik listen help info is an 1892 twoact ballet fairy ballet. I was at the dress rehearsal for the nutcracker the other day, with lauren cuthbertson and cory stearns in the lead roles they have their first show on friday 6th dec. The nutcracker from royal opera house live screens for a limited 3 day season in december.
Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance, the nutcracker, johan perssonroh 2010. This thursday, december th, the royal ballet will be screening the nutcracker ballet live into cinemas worldwide. This crisis is impacting theatres and arts venues across the globe. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the nutcracker, t. You can find your nearest participating cinema by using the search function and clicking on this link. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the arabian. Johannes stepanek ballet news straight from the stage. A traditional christmas treat that brings pleasure to many is sweeping our capital, nay sweeping britainthree nutcrackers in london alone, soon to be four when birmingham royal ballet brings its version to o2. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights production of the nutcracker, the royal ballet ukproductionsthenutcracker. The royal ballet the nutcracker peter wrights 90th. The nutcracker royal ballet tickets london box office. View johannes stepaneks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional.
As lovingly explained by peter wright himself in a valuable extra, this show tells the story from the point of view of the nutcracker. Christmas in the shape of peter wrights nutcracker has arrived earlier than usual at the royal opera house. The royal ballet in the nutcracker, cast of the royal ballet for christmasnew year 201220. There are many christmas traditions that i am less than fond of. Yuhui choe was the most beautiful rose fairy and her escorts, led by brian maloney and johannes stepanek were flawless. View johannes stepaneks profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Yasmine naghdi and johannes stepanek in infra, the royal ballet. The royal opera house nutcracker is set sometime between george and victoria in a grand english house. The royal ballet will beam peter wrights production of the nutcracker to cinemas on wednesday, december 16. Austrian choreographer, movement director and assistant director johannes stepanek is a former first soloist of the royal ballet, and has worked as an.
Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance, the nutcracker, johannes stepanek. Johannes stepanek vienna state opera ballet school. Dance of the sugar plum fairy from the nutcracker the royal ballet by royal opera house. Alexander campbell hanspeterthe nutcracker, drosselmeyers. Book your tickets for the nutcracker royal ballet at the royal opera house with london box office, official agent for londons west end shows. Lev ivanovs 1892 ballet combined with tchaikovskys sumptuous, iconic score are presented in a festive period setting with vivid designs to make this a charming and magical production. The nutcracker royal opera house collections online. Hightlight yasmine nagdhi promoted to principal dancer. Everything, the dancing, the stage, the lighting, all are superb. Austrian choreographer, movement director and assistant director johannes stepanek is a former first soloist of the royal ballet, and has worked as an assistant director on several productions for the royal opera. View johannes stepanek s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. For more information and tickets, see the royal opera house website.
The air in the studio is languid and thick with endeavour. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights production of the nutcracker. Noting that francesca had last spoken to the ballet association in 2014 when she was a first artist, david asked her if she would start where she was now and work backwards. After the curtain calls at the first night of the royal ballets revival, a cake was. Fancy footwork in the nutcracker news royal opera house. Laura mcculloch, ryoichi hirano and johannes stepanek in the. The royal ballet looks energised by its new star, with a strong company performance around her.
The nutcracker in rehearsal 2016 the royal ballet youtube. Johannes stepanek vienna state opera ballet school united. Join royal ballet dancers letitia stock, marcelino sambe and claire calvert live in the studio as they prepare for peter wrights production of the. Laura morera as tatiana, and federico bonelli as onegin in onegin. Ross stretton had been in his new post as director of the royal ballet for little more than a month this fall when his first production, rudolf nureyevs don quixote, brought forth dark. All will be well, so long as it remains in the repertoire. Sir peter wrights 90 th birthday this week is being celebrated in london and birmingham with his productions of the nutcracker, over 30 years since he first mounted it. With choreography by scottish ballet founder peter darrell, and live music played by the scottish ballet orchestra, this everpopular ballet is the perfect christmas treat. Captain johannes stepanek mouse king nicol edmonds video director ross macgibbon pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky the nutcracker.
During the battle, clara saves the nutcrackers life so breaking a magical spell that turned him from a boy to a toy and the mouse king is defeated. That the royal ballets production continues to be peter wrights now vintage production is nothing but a good thing. It is wholly satisfying, scenically in julia trevelyan omans sumptuous sets and costumes, and, choreographically, preserving what is left of lev ivanovs choreography and adding wrights own morethanacceptable movement. Discarded tutus and dresses longer and thinner than pencils scatter the floor and droop earthwards. Johannes stepanek wilfred orchestra of the royal opera house. The royal ballets nutcracker has undergone various changes since. The royal ballet ukproductionsthenutcrackerbypeterwright. Rolando villazon as lensky and dmitri hvorostovsky as eugene onegin in eugene onegin.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover johannes connections and jobs at similar companies. Directed 2016 by peter wright at the royal opera house. Live screening on 8 december, encore screening 11 december. But the nutcracker is above all a company ballet, and most of the cast are very fine too. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights production of the nutcracker, the royal ballet ukproductionsthe nutcracker. The royal ballet the nutcracker live cinema screening at the time of writing this, every performance of the royal ballets the nutcracker is sold out. Peter wrights interpretation of the nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by the royal ballet in 1984. Laura mcculloch, a royal ballet soloist who was recently performing on the main stage in. First soloist valeri hristov joins the artistic teaching faculty at the royal ballet school after 15 years with the company. This winter, banish the dark skies and enjoy a visual feast as we take you and your family on a fantastical adventure. Laura mcculloch and johannes stepanek in the arabian dance in peter wrights. Known by everyone but nonetheless a wonder to listen to, it is the score that makes this ballet not only a christmas classic, but a wonderful piece of art, despite the sugary wrapping.
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