by Julia Rosica | Jun 23, 2021 | TBT
It seems hard to believe, but the last time that Alessandra Ferri and Carlos Acosta performed together was more than 20 years ago. At the Havana International Ballet Festival in 2000, Ferri, who was then a principal with American Ballet Theatre, and Acosta, a Royal...
by Julia Rosica | Oct 7, 2020 | TBT
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon shows the extremes of opulence and poverty, love and greed, bliss and sorrow. While the ballet ends in tragedy, the bedroom pas de deux at the end of Act I is one of its most joyful, brimming with promise and passion. In this clip...
by Julia Rosica | Mar 4, 2020 | TBT
Of all the tragic onstage deaths in ballet, Manon’s in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s eponymous ballet may the most physically wrenching. The final pas de deux between Manon and Des Grieux is intricate and extreme, both technically and emotionally. Jonathan Cope...
by Caroline Seymour | Jul 27, 2016 | Company Life
Former Royal Ballet principals Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta are notably one of the best couples to perform together. In this clip of Manon, it’s clear that Rojo and Acosta have an unadulterated chemistry, even with the pas de deux’s technically exhaustive...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 16, 2016 | Company Life
Mathilde Froustey on the roof of the Palais Garnier. Photo by Erik Tomasson. There’s no applause at the end of this solo. Instead, Mathilde Froustey’s performance in Manon’s second act party variation is met with critical whispers. This clip is from...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
This week, the Australian Ballet’s Kevin Jackson will make his debut with American Ballet Theatre, dancing the familiar role of Des Grieux in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon. Mr. Jackson’s performance marks only the second time that a dancer from the...