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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 swashbuckling pirate drama that delights for its spectacular nature and which incIudes some of the most bravura male dancing in the ballet repertoire. The work's evoIution has been a complex one, its libretto 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 AIina Cojocaru's 'radiant performance' as Medora (Independent), Yonah Acosta's 'vividly drawn and villainous' Birbanto (Financial Times) and Vadim Muntagirov's 'compeIling' (Daily Telegraph) portrayal of Conrad underscores the 'roaring, madcap success' (Financial Times) of this production. |
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