Eva Kistrup

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Dance2Go

George Balanchine:

"Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements"

Victor Gsovsky:

"Grand Pas Classique"

Ohad Naharin:

"Minus 7"

 

The annual "Dance2Go" programme proved a feast for hungry ballet goers and dancers alike. Following the Tharp/Sinatra block performances, Royal Danish Ballet, shows what they can do with quality works in a number of genres.

Reach out and Touch Somebody's Hand

Autumn Repertoire af Royal Danish Ballet

Twyla Tharp:

"Come Fly Away"

Esther Lee Wilkinson:

"The Fable Maker"

Audition at Royal Danish Ballet

 

October 2013

 In a season full of reach out projects, Esther Lee Wilkinson's "The Fable Maker" created for the RDB ballet children proves that it is possible to make a high quality reach out project.  

The strategy of getting full houses by playing Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away" has proved successful if ticket sale in the only parameter. An extra performance is planned. Only time can tell if this new audience will come again to the regular repertoire. Artistically the work does not cater for the RDB talent and as it uses only 14 dancers a night and only have two casts, most of the dancers will not be on stage until November. I hope this will not be a pattern for the coming seasons.

 Is it a positive development that the RDB can sell ticket in spades for a non ballet production? Not in my view, and I hope the MD of the Royal Theatre will remember that good ballets makes equally good box office.

Heidi Ryom Dies Suddenly

Earlier this week former Ballerina Heidi Ryom was the popular recipient of Friends of The Danish Ballet's Honerary Award and shared stories of her long career as dancer, teacher and director with the audience. Today brings the unexpected news of her sudden death of a brain aneurysm yesterday, at age 58.

Heidi Ryom had an unusual and varied career at the Royal Danish Ballet. In her early years she was a Bournonville soubrette but she managed to develop to the ballerina repertoire. She will be remembered for a full set of ballerina roles, culminating with her outstanding Tatiana in "Onegin" with Arne Villumsen.  In  her later career she enjoyed a strong partnership with Nikolaj Hübbe, including "Romeo & Juliet" and "Swan Lake" until her retirement in 1997.

She remained at RDB as a popular and enthusiastic teacher and director, who could be seen at many performances following and cheering her pupils along.

 

 

 

 

Come Fly Away Take 2

Twyla Tharp

"Come Fly Away"

Royal Danish Ballet

September 29, 2013

Second Cast

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