Eva Kistrup

US Tour 2011 Interview with Alban Lendorf

  
 
Poster Boy

The facade of the Old Stage at the Royal Theatre is covered with two gigantic portraits. It is a part of an advertizing campaign themed “Stars shine in the dark” On the left, Principal Dancer Susanne Grinder; on the right, recently appointed Soloist Alban Lendorf. The Royal Theatre has never made a campaign of this size focusing on its stars. Traditionally the personality factor has been downplayed, but this time the faces of six leading artists (two actors, two singers and two dancers) are used for billboards, full size print ads, television and cinema advertising. And 21 year old Alban Lendorf is the face of the company and that feels absolutely right.

 

Caroline Cavallo retires

The fact that Caroline Cavallo ended up saving the premiere of the Royal Danish Ballet's production of "Sleeping Beauty" as her last performance with the company is a fitting metaphor for her 21 years at the RDB. She has been the most reliable and constant force of the company, the one scores of ballet masters could depend on and probably the hardest and most dedicated worker in the company.

US Tour 2011 Interview with Sebastian Kloborg

A bit of character

When I met with soloist Sebastian Kloborg, he was sporting a long hairstyle and a full beard. The reason: He is currently dancing the Russian Divertissement in Peter Martins1 “Swan Lake” and wanted to add a bit of character to the pas deux so he transformed his good looks to become a Russian ruffian. I discover pretty quickly that for Sebastian Kloborg ballet is truly a dramatic art.

The Ballerina Issue

Christopher Wheeldon:
"The Sleeping Beauty"
Royal Danish Ballet
Alternate casts

Ulrik Wivel's Ballet movies on video

Several of the Danish reviewers are wondering, or downright complaining, why Nikolaj Hübbe has bought a new "Sleeping Beauty" instead of programming the Helgi Tomasson version we have had since 1993.  I therefore took it upon myself to revisit the former production and make a comparison. As the production was televised New Year's Eve 1995, I only had to search the video stack to return to former days.