Carlos Acosta as Des Grieux in Manon
The Royal Ballet has just concluded their 75th anniversary gala performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. It was also part of the celebration of Her Majesty's 80th birthday. Wouldn't it have been fun to have attended that event?
Zoë Anderson reviewed for today's Independent, here's a sample:
"The hit of the evening was the duet from Le Corsaire. Carlos Acosta comes bounding on, his jumps high, the landings as soft as velvet. As he hangs in the air, Acosta embellishes one whirling leap with more turns, more kicks, more sparkle. The entire Covent Garden audience gasped, a collective sizzle of astonishment." Full review.
Well dance (and knitting, and much else) blogger Leigh Witchell was in the audience and writes about the gala on his blog. He concurs with Anderson on Acosta's performance in the Le Corsaire pas de deux with Darcy Bussell. But Witchell includes a gesture made by Royal Ballet director Monica Mason, and the assembled company and school, who sang "Happy Birthday" to Her Majesty, an undoubtedly charming moment that The Independent review oddly did not mention.
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