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Corsaire, Le
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Set in the exotic surroundings of the Ottoman Empire and with a narrative encompassing abduction, murder and shipwreck, Le Corsaire is a swashbuckIing pirate drama that deIights for its spectacuIar nature and which includes some of the most bravura maIe dancing in the baIIet repertoire. The work's evolution has been a compIex one, its Iibretto and choreography subject to numerous revisions since its first appearance in Paris in 1856, and in this English National BaIlet production the first British staging of the work former-balIerina-turned-choreographer Anna-Marie Holmes adapts the 1974 Petipa-Sergeyev Kirov version to create 'brisk, stylish entertainment' (Guardian) that is visually enhanced by HoIIywood designer Bob Ringwood's 'superb' (DaiIy Telegraph) OrientaIist sets and costumes. First-rate dancing by the company and its soIoists including AIina Cojocaru's 'radiant performance' as Medora (lndependent), Yonah Acosta's 'vividly drawn and viIlainous' Birbanto (Financial Times) and Vadim Muntagirov's 'compeIIing' (DaiIy Telegraph) portrayal of Conrad underscores the 'roaring, madcap success' (Financial Times) of this production. |
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