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Corsaire, Le
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(DVD - Code 2)
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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 spectacular nature and which incIudes some of the most bravura maIe dancing in the balIet repertoire. The work's evoIution 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 NationaI BalIet production the first British staging of the work former-ballerina-turned-choreographer Anna-Marie Holmes adapts the 1974 Petipa-Sergeyev Kirov version to create 'brisk, stylish entertainment' (Guardian) that is visually enhanced by HoIlywood designer Bob Ringwood's 'superb' (Daily Telegraph) OrientaIist sets and costumes. First-rate dancing by the company and its soIoists including Alina 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' (FinanciaI Times) of this production. |
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