Eva Kistrup

In two worlds - or maybe three

Nikolaj Hübbe & Sorella Englund:

Napoli

The Royal Danish Ballet

November 10, 2009

Nikolaj Hübbe is presenting his own version of Napoli. The decor is updated to a Fellini inspired 1950s environment. He has choreographed a new second act to new music and he has thrown out religion from the piece. The result is a production which is strong where the original is weak and weak where it used to be strong.   

Revisiting "Giselle" and the ghosts of the past

  

 

 

Giselle
Nikolaj Hübbe and Sorella Englund:
Royal Danish Ballet
October 14 2009

Leonide Massine:
Symphony Fantastic
Royal Danish Ballet 1948 captured on DVD,
Dancebooks

Christina Michanek's debut as Giselle gives an opportunity to revisit the one-year-old production. But for save the stunning debut of Michanek in yet another romantic lead, not all is well in this "Giselle." Some of this may have to do with the artistic choices. Other issues indicate that the art of casting is not top priority at RDB