Bright, breezy, fun and feisty - just four words that sum up this production of one of the oldest complete ballets, and on learning that this is a brand new company that has been brought together to perform the Delibes classic tale of gentle romantic comedy, it is nothing short of wondrous.
With a set every bit as big and bright as a child’s paint box, it is necessary for the dancers themselves to perform even more brightly so as not to be outshone and in this, they do not disappoint.
Alexei Terentiev’s Frantz is so much more relaxed here than in Swan Lake, revelling in the mischief he can create in order to find the girl he has fallen in love with. Oleksiy Burakov as the nasty Coppelius steals the humour and makes it his own, with some fabulously malevolent movements that conjure up superbly the spirit of the original, if not the darkness.
Yet again, however, it is the delightful Kristina Terntieva, who as Swanilda pirouettes off with the lion’s share of the praise, having given once again what can only be described as a faultless performance.
From the opening of Act II, what ensues thereafter is guaranteed to have audiences everywhere whooping in the aisles and sighing in awe.
With a fine orchestra playing superbly under the control of Vialiy Kutsenko, Ellen Kent has once again produced a visually stunning and classically invigorating treat.
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