Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. It’s not always clear what you should be looking at in Manon, Kenneth MacMillan’s 1974 hit about a would-be convent girl led astray (or agent of her own ruin — take your pick). Log in to update your newsletter preferencesPlease continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts MacMillan’s leading lady is an enigma, a rare flawed dance heroine — and, as such, there are many ways to play her. And, of course, the ones in the centre too. Offering strong support were Ryoichi Hirano as Lescaut — never better in roles where he can cock an eyebrow — and Itziar Mendizabal as his mistress, though their “drunk” pas de deux came a tad close to pantomime. CLOSE.

The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Francesca Hayward as Princess Aurora in Sleeping BeautyAkane Takada as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping BeautyLaura Morera dances with Ryoichi Hirano in Winter Dreams {{#sender.isSelf}} Please Jeffrey Cirio brings laser-sharp footwork and amoral charisma to Lescaut, Manon’s pimping brother. It’s crowned by Alina Cojocaru’s blazing performance in the title role. WC2E 9DD {{#sender.isSelf}} Falling in love with Joseph Caley’s innocent Des Grieux, she’ll switch from eager attack to swoops of luscious movement, pushed by her emotions or abandoning herself to them.When James Streeter’s rich Monsieur GM offers her furs, she can’t resist trying them on. try again, the name must be uniquePlease Laurent Liotardo

At her peak of fame, Manon’s survival still depends on performance. try again, the name must be unique Manon. real-world solutions, and more.

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Please She lives in the moment, the character’s conflicting wants playing out through her ardent dancing as much as her expressive face. {{#replies}} Manon/Royal Ballet review: Graceful descent of an enigmatic and flawed heroine.

Every corner of the stage is filled with activity; no sooner is your eye drawn by a begging urchin or surly maid, than your attention is caught by a boisterous poker game or another of the dozens of little character details that exist on this ballet’s fringes.

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try again, the name must be unique She lives in the moment, the character’s conflicting wants playing out through her ardent dancing as much as her expressive faceIt recalls the lighter fabrics and sharp colours of an MGM fantasy ballet, moreCojocaru is a magnificent Manon. Reviewed by Emma Byrne; Thursday 3 October 2019 10:45; Click to follow GO London. Manon/Royal Ballet review: Graceful descent of an enigmatic and flawed heroine

There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts The luxuriant stretch of her movement shows her enjoying her own sexual power. 15 Independent Premium. Sarah Lamb, who opened Vadim Muntagirov is, no surprises, as technically dazzling as ever, though his Des Grieux is more of a devoted lover than a passionate one. Email already exists.
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As the diamond necklace follows, Cojocaru’s hint of a shiver suggests that she knows it’s a gilded, irresistible trap. English National Ballet’s Manon is an urgent tragedy, a passionate tale of a life at the precarious edges. Francesca Hayward as Princess Aurora in Sleeping BeautyAkane Takada as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping BeautyLaura Morera dances with Ryoichi Hirano in Winter DreamsLaura Morera dances with Vadim Muntagirov in La Fille Mal Gardée

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