Johan Kobborg and Alina Cojocaru joined The Royal Ballet in 1999 and quickly established themselves as the company’s leading partnership. They maintained their reputation in Onegin... more
The Shen Jun show is dated and sentimental, with comically bad compères, laughably awful film projections and dance routines that would make panto producers blush.... more
Wonderfully danced but with no story, this collection of plotless ballets at Sadler's Wells will try the patience of all but the most commited modernists.... more
Superb dancing from Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg did not so much set Covent Garden alight, as burnt down most of the West End, says Sarah Frater.... more
Even by the currently stellar standards of The Royal Ballet, Steven McRae jumps out. Sarah Frater was captivated by his pin-perfect dancing and distinctive looks.... more
This excerpt ballet was just the thing to cheer you up on a January night, says Sarah Frater. But Rhapsody star Carlos Acosta maybe needs to slow down a bit.... more
Injury stopped Johan Kobborg from making his scheduled appearance in Sleeping Beauty. He was replaced with Federico Bonelli at the last minute but few in the audience were complaining.... more
The company shone as the Royal Ballet leapt into action at the start of its 2006/07 season. But it was the men, says Sarah Frater, who dominated.... more
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