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English National Ballet's premiere performances of Kenneth MacMillan's masterpiece Manon
“Wayne Eagling must win the day for mounting, at last, a touring production of this masterpiece. We dance lovers are lucky indeed to have such excellence delivered to our door wherever we happen to be in the UK.” Jeffery Taylor, The Sunday Express, 9 November 2008 “Little did we know what an astonishing night out we were in for as the lights went down at the Mayflower last Thursday. The posters said Manon, they forgot to mention near genius, or issue guidelines on tissue requirements.” Jeffery Taylor, The Sunday Express, 9 November 2008 “…an epic work of art that was simply stunning.” Jeffery Taylor, The Sunday Express, 9 November 2008 “…lusty, exquisitely choreographed tale of doomed love, moral decay and ultimate disaster…” Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 24 October 2008 “…Thomas Edur and Agnes Oaks have developed an exquisitely sensitive sage partnership, and they perform Manon and Des Grieux’s four increasingly tragic pas de deux with glorious fluency and elegance of line” Rupert Christiansen, The Mail on Sunday, 2 November 2008 “This combination of story, music and dance really is a marriage made in heaven and this production brings out the best in it.” Gerry Parker, Bristol Evening Post, 23 October 2008 “As Manon's dissolute brother Dmitri Gruzdyev made every step tell a story. His drunken dance with Elena Glurdjidze as his mistress was a skilfully interpreted comedy delight. “ Gerry Parker, Bristol Evening Post, 23 October 2008 “*****… no danger of Manon-fatigue, thanks to English National Ballet’s entirely fresh approach” Louise Levene, Sunday Telegraph, 2 November 2008 “Agnes Oaks…gave the performance of her life as a heedless, Bardot-like babe, only half-aware of the potency of her charm. Every glance, every step was in the service of the character…Technique undiminished, dramatic powers nearing their peak, Oaks is entering a golden phase in her career….she can exit on this deliciously dirty high.” Louise Levene, Sunday Telegraph, 2 November 2008 –on Agnes Oaks “Erina Takahashi brought delicacy and spirit… looking frighteningly broken in degradation” David Dougill, The Sunday Times, 2 November 2008 |
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