After an unparalleled career that has spanned almost 35 years of both dancing ballet and contemporary work, Sylvie Guillem presents her final dance programme. Music “Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)” by Ivo Pogorelich (iTunes)
Sylvie Guillem, 19y old, is dancing with Patrick Dupond the pas de deux from le Corsaire. Recorded at La Sorbonne’s Hall (Paris)
Guillem and Cope at the top of their game in a perfectly judged physical and emotional performance of the last act pas de deux from Manon. Tsunami Gala Royal Opera House, 27 March 2005
At the beginning of 2011 an extraordinary happening occurred in the ballet world: Sylvie Guillem, who had almost given up her pointe shoes and had been focusing on contemporary dance, returned to one of her most celebrated roles, Manon. Kenneth MacMillan’s ballet had won her praise all over the world, so the 46 year-old was certainly taking a gamble, but one which paid off magnificently. The three performances at Milan’s La Scala were a triumph.
After the sell-out success of her two London seasons the legendary Sylvie Guillem returns, joined onstage by Russell Maliphant for the very first time at Birmingham Hippodrome. Sylvie Guillem is widely regarded as the most ‘brilliant ballerina of her generation’ THE GUARDIAN Russell Maliphant has developed a unique approach to choreography, encompassing his vast experience of ballet and contemporary dance as well as capoeira, t’ai chi and yoga, to create a language which is elegant, articulate and resonant. ‘A choreographer of persistent accomplishment and a performer of enduring fascination…. mesmerising’ THE TIMES on Russell Maliphant This mixed programme features Push
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