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A ballet masterpiece revived – but where’s the pony?

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By Rupert Christiansen
| The Spectator Australia Verified
So are We: Leon and Lightfoot; La Fille mal gardée Royal Opera House The choreographic partnership of Sol Leon and Paul Lightfoot has long been celebrated in mainland Europe: a new double bill presented by the Royal Ballet is the first time their work has been showcased for British audiences. The first-night reception to Covent Garden was rapturous, but I wonder how long the excitement will last. What an astounding masterpiece this ballet is. I adore it, who couldn’t?
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Gentleman Jack is Northern Ballet’s finest work

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By Rupert Christiansen
| The Spectator Australia Verified
Northern Ballet: Gentleman Jack; Still Pointless: BalletBoyz at 25 Sadler’s Wells Northern Ballet commits itself almost exclusively to dance as a storytelling medium, and its weakness historically has been to home in on surefire box-office titles such as A Streetcar named Desire, The Great Gatsby and Nineteen Eighty-Four, which lose more than they gain by being deprived of their words.
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The Trocks’ shtick is getting tired

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By Rupert Christiansen
| The Spectator Australia Verified
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Sadler’s Wells, and touring until 24 June Kadeem Hosein Kadeemenpointe.com Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo were popular regulars at Washington’s Kennedy Center until Trump’s demented blast against decadent queerness. In truth the company is simply blameless pantomime, innocent fun for all the family.
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