Eminent dance critic Clement Crisp and English National Ballet Junior Soloist Daniel Kraus discuss the forthcoming Roland Petit season at the London Coliseum 21 - 14 July 2011. This season is dedicated to the memory of Roland Petit (1924 -- 2011), whose genius is evidenced through these ballets. He will be remembered throughout the world as one of the finest choreographers of the 20th century.
There is a podcast of the full interview with Clement Crisp from http://tiny.cc/2sus8
My sincere thanks and congratulations to Wayne Eagling for having the
courage and dedication to bring these wonderful ballets to the British
Public . I,ve personally enjoyed many of Petits ballets by travelling
to Paris and regretted
that it was impossible to see them here.
Your company really excelled themselves and made their performances a
true homage to this great choreographer. I only hope that we will see
this programme again before too long.
B Ridall
wtsibm 7 months ago
@wtsibm Thank you very much for taking the time to send us your comments. We are so pleased you enjoyed the season.
enballet 6 months ago
I came especially from Belgium to see the Roland Petit season at the Coliseum and it was so dissapointing it had me down for a week ! Especially Carmen was a disaster: poor lighting and sets, corps de ballet of 20 instead of 40 dancers, a Don José with no stage presence and a leading lady without sex-appeal. If you can see it better on YouTube than on the stage, what's the point ? Long live Petit & Jeanmaire !
croque2010 7 months ago
@croque2010 we are really sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy our Roland Petit season - the corps de ballet, sets and lighting were exactly as M. Petit set so I'm not sure which version you may have seen in the past. There are some interesting reviews in the Evening Standard, Guardian and Independent which you might enjoy reading.
enballet 7 months ago