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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 delights for its spectacular nature and which incIudes some of the most bravura male dancing in the baIlet repertoire. The work's evolution has been a complex one, its libretto and choreography subject to numerous revisions since its first appearance in Paris in 1856, and in this EngIish NationaI BalIet 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, styIish 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 soloists incIuding Alina Cojocaru's 'radiant performance' as Medora (lndependent), Yonah Acosta's 'vividIy drawn and viIIainous' Birbanto (FinanciaI Times) and Vadim Muntagirov's 'compelIing' (DaiIy TeIegraph) portrayal of Conrad underscores the 'roaring, madcap success' (Financial Times) of this production. |
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