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Ballet.co Poll 2006 Results |
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Below are your individual submissions for the Ballet.co Poll of 2006.
Do use the 2006 Poll page to record your thoughts and views. We have a special page to submit entries.. and there is a prize too....
Thank you for all your entries.
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Best Production Overall | Bolshoi's Don Quixote |
| Best New Production | Bolshoi's Bright Stream ('new' in UK!) | |
| Best Revival | RB's Coppelia | |
| Best Staging | Bolshoi's Don Quixote | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Sergei Filin | |
| Best Female Dancer | Aurelie Dupont | |
| Best Partnership | Yoshida & Bonelli; Alexandrova & Filin | |
| Most Promising Male | Stephen McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | Natalia Osipova | |
| Worst Production | Torn between Sacred Monsters and CNB's Don Q | |
| Special Mention | Great British Summer of '06 got additional heat by the visit of Bolshoi, who impressed with rows and rows of exceptionally talented dancers as well as the clever programming (they saved the better for the last!); character dancing by RB Corps looked fabulous in de Valois's Coppelia, a great soul-enhancer; amazing quality of POB soloists despite the lack of inspirational programming, among them standout was A. Dupont, who continued to shine as now a truly blossomed ballerina. Also memorable were D. Gilbert's impressive, positively 'diva-ish' Gamzatti, and M. Ganio's debut as Albrecht - a heartening sign of things to come; a bit unlikely but surprisingly successful partnership of Uliana Lopatkina and Igor Kolb - their empathic approach to the music did wonder in Leningrad Symphony and Pavlova & Cechetti; Victoria Tereshkina as the 5th variation girl in Paquita Grands pas and Auber's pdd – “But NO! No, I don't believe she's not yet made a Principal – how can Mariinsky keep her like that?” | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Ilya Kuznetsov – a rare glimpse of him in a modern dance piece made me think he had huge potential to excel in contemporary dance as well as classics; Victoria Tereshkina – a sheer delight to see such maturity from such a young dancer! Miles ahead of her peers already, and all the evidence so far shows a great ballerina is in the making..... | |
Submitted by: | Naoko S | |
| Date | January 25, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Chroma |
| Best New Production | Chroma | |
| Best Revival | The Sleeping Beauty | |
| Best Staging | Chroma | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | NDT | |
| Best Male Dancer | Ed Watson | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojucaru | |
| Best Partnership | Oakes/Udur | |
| Most Promising Male | Ludovic Ondiviela | |
| Most Promising Female | Sarah Lamb | |
| Worst Production | Rosas | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | alex | |
| Date | January 25, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Bolshoi – The Bright Stream |
| Best New Production | Chroma | |
| Best Revival | RB Rake's Progress | |
| Best Staging | ENB Giselle | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Federico Bonelli | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nuñez | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Bolshoi's Pique Dame | |
| Special Mention | For all the wrong reasons:
- Ivan Putrov's knee injury and subsequent absence: so relieved he appears to have made a good recovery.
- Kobborg's absence over the previous months – let's hope ditto
- shortage of ballet and dance on TV this year.
- audience applause during RB's Requiem totally ruining the mood.
- politics tainting dancing.
- the Kirov's London programming.
- frustration, at the RB, at dancers of all ranks not getting enough roles, or enough performances to consolidate them.
- disappointment at Jonathan Cope's accident preventing his final performances, but at least he wasn't seriously hurt, and what a marvellous send-off he was given!
- BRB's all-too-short season at Sadler's Wells: just enough to give you a glimpse of the company before they're gone again.
For all the right reasons:
- Nuñez and Hatley's Swanildas and Lises – completely different, but both thoroughly enjoyable.
- McRae and Cojocaru in Stars and Stripes.
- The Trocks, and Robert Carter in particular.
- Nice to see that it is possible to light Giselle (ENB's!) properly :-)
- Ballets Russes film – can't help wondering whether the current crop of dancers will still be as lively and inspirational when they're in their 90s!
- Thomas Edur's return from a very nasty injury
- RB's already 50% hit rate for the current season's new choreography
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| Eye-opener of the Year | - The Ballet-Hoo! kids – marvellous to see the impact ballet has had on their personalities and their lives
- Carlos in the Diana and Actaeon pdd – quite unbelievable
- Steven McRae's Spirit of Fire – especially now knowing the circumstances under which the role was created.
- ENB's Andre Portasio – not a dancer I'd particularly liked prior to last year, but his performances both as Carabosse and (unfortunately curtailed) as the Canterville Ghost revealed a striking stage presence that I hadn't expected.
- Mentioning no names, but comforting to know that even the world's best can foul up occasionally :)
- How much more intimate BRB's production of Romeo and Juliet is than the RB's – to their advantage
- Ed Watson's Paris: a characterisation which – unlike many which suggest that she could equally well have married Paris - really pointed up, as few do, just how disastrous for Juliet such a match would have been.
- The inability – as yet, at least – of certain dancers, not only at the RB, to really get inside MacMillan roles.
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Submitted by: | alison | |
| Date | January 25, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Chroma (RB) |
| Best New Production | Carlos Acosta and Friends | |
| Best Revival | La Fille Mal Gardee | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Cuban National Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Acosta and Rojo | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven MacRae | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Darcey Bussell @ Sadlers Wells | |
| Special Mention | Carlos Acosta and Friends was an absolute joy for everyone, an amazing cast, a truly wonderful experience for everyone. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for Darcey Bussell at Sadlers, Painful :(P
The Royal Celebration 8th June was also an amazing evening. A little something for everyone. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Steven MacRae in Homage to the Queen - truly magnificent. | |
Submitted by: | Christine Cowan | |
| Date | January 25, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Chroma RB |
| Best New Production | Chroma RB | |
| Best Revival | La Sylphide RB | |
| Best Staging | La Sylphide RB | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 25, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | The Bright Stream |
| Best New Production | The Golden Age | |
| Best Revival | The Rake's progress | |
| Best Staging | The Sleeping Beauty | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Maryinsky | |
| Best Male Dancer | Ricardo Cervera | |
| Best Female Dancer | Laura Morera | |
| Best Partnership | Laura Morera Ricardo Cervera | |
| Most Promising Male | Joshua Tuifua | |
| Most Promising Female | Romany Paydak/ Leanne Cope | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Step By Step -Royal Ballet School Choreograpy Vanessa Fenton, thought it looked like vintage Ashton. I thought Deirdre Chapman shone brightly in everything she graced. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | David | |
| Date | January 25, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Chroma / DGV |
| Best New Production | Chroma / DGV | |
| Best Revival | Requiem | |
| Best Staging | Rosas at the Barbican | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Rojo / Acosta | |
| Most Promising Male | Rupert Pennefather | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | Coppelia | |
| Special Mention | Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker at The Place. The only dancer this year to make me feel that dance is not only for the senses but the mind as well. She set up expectations she never intended to fufil, lulling the viewers into a false sense of security, then pulling the rug out from under their feet, again and again. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | David Markham | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | fille mal gardee Brb |
| Best New Production | chroma | |
| Best Revival | giselle enb | |
| Best Staging | don quixote bolshoi | |
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | elena glurjidze | |
| Best Partnership | matvienko /osipova | |
| Most Promising Male | joseph cayley | |
| Most Promising Female | samara downs | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | the bright stream
ballet hoo series | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | desmond kelly's humanity and watching him wave across the auditorium to some of the ballet hoo dancers who came to watch a performance. | |
Submitted by: | jeanette taylor | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | fille mal gardee Brb |
| Best New Production | chroma | |
| Best Revival | giselle enb | |
| Best Staging | don quixote bolshoi | |
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | elena glurjidze | |
| Best Partnership | matvienko /osipova | |
| Most Promising Male | joseph cayley | |
| Most Promising Female | samara downs | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | the bright stream
ballet hoo series | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | desmond kelly's humanity and watching him wave across the auditorium to some of the ballet hoo dancers who came to watch a performance. | |
Submitted by: | jeanette taylor | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Nutcracker BRB |
| Best New Production | Alice in wonderland ENB | |
| Best Revival | Giselle | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker BRB | |
| Best Home Company | BRB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao | |
| Best Female Dancer | Carol Ann Millar | |
| Best Partnership | Oaks Edur | |
| Most Promising Male | James Grundy | |
| Most Promising Female | Samara Downs | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | Artistry of the young Bolshoi dancers | |
Submitted by: | elaine drummond | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Episodes (Scottish Ballet) |
| Best New Production | Bright Stream (Bolshoi) | |
| Best Revival | Episodes (Scottish Ballet) | |
| Best Staging | Chroma (RB) | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta (RB) | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nunez (RB) | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Eric Underwood (RB) | |
| Most Promising Female | Leanne Cope (RB) | |
| Worst Production | Pique Dame (Bolshoi) | |
| Special Mention | Hero of the year: Desmond Kelly.
Most memorable moments:
Nunez in Aurora's Act 2 solo;
Nunez and Kobborg in the Act 2 mime scene in Sleeping Beauty; Cojocaru's solo in Chroma; Thomas Lund at the end of The Lesson; Filin in Bright Stream; Balanchine's Episodes | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | How much I enjoyed the 2 Forsythe works from Scottish Ballet and Dutch National | |
Submitted by: | Jane S | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Sleepin Beauty Royal Ballet |
| Best New Production | Acosta and Friends | |
| Best Revival | Coppelia | |
| Best Staging | La Sylphide Royal Ballet | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Nunez and Acosta | |
| Most Promising Male | Ricardo Cervera | |
| Most Promising Female | Caroline Duprot | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Iohna Loots for her amazing energy and beautiful dancing on the many occasions she has appeared on stage this year.
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| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Scotty | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | RB Coppelia |
| Best New Production | RB DGV | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Nunez /Soares | |
| Most Promising Male | Ricardo Cervera | |
| Most Promising Female | Emma Maguire | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Stunning Marianela Nunez and spectacular Carlos Acosta in the Diana and Acteon pas de deux at Sadlers Wells in July 2006. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Lakey | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle ENB |
| Best New Production | Synergy ENB | |
| Best Revival | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinskiy | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | Maria Kochetkova Dmitriy Gruzdev | |
| Most Promising Male | Max Westwell | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Anima choreography Thomas Edur!!! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Maria Kochetkova in Anima choreography Thomas Edur ENB | |
Submitted by: | stina | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Gizelle ENB |
| Best New Production | Synergy ENB | |
| Best Revival | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinskiy | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | Maria Kochetkova Dmitriy Gruzdev | |
| Most Promising Male | Max Westwell | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Anima, choreography Thomas Edur Synergy ENB !!! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Maria Kochetkova in Anima and in Alice. | |
Submitted by: | stina | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle ENB |
| Best New Production | Synergy ENB | |
| Best Revival | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinskiy | |
| Best Male Dancer | Igor Zelenskiy | |
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | Maria Kochetkova Dmitriy Gruzdev | |
| Most Promising Male | Max Westwell | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ENB Synergy. Anima, choreography Thomas Edur!!! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Maria Kochetkova in Anima ENB. Fantastic. | |
Submitted by: | stina | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle ENB |
| Best New Production | Synergy ENB | |
| Best Revival | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinskiy | |
| Best Male Dancer | Igor Zelenskiy | |
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | Maria Kochetkova Dmitriy Gruzdev | |
| Most Promising Male | Max Westwell | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ENB Synergy. Anima, choreography Thomas Edur!!! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Maria Kochetkova in Anima ENB. Fantastic. | |
Submitted by: | stina | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle ENB |
| Best New Production | Synergy ENB | |
| Best Revival | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinskiy | |
| Best Male Dancer | Igor Zelenskiy | |
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | Maria Kochetkova Dmitriy Gruzdev | |
| Most Promising Male | Max Westwell | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ENB Synergy. Anima, choreography Thomas Edur!!! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Maria Kochetkova in Anima ENB. Fantastic. | |
Submitted by: | stina | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Kool | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Alice in Wonderland | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Ksenia | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Revival | Giselle ENB | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker --Peter Wright for BRB | |
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Best Partnership | Filin/Zakharova | |
| Most Promising Male | Federico Bonelli | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | Concerto Grosso | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Zamira | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Revival | Giselle ENB | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker --Peter Wright for BRB | |
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Best Partnership | Filin/Zakharova | |
| Most Promising Male | Federico Bonelli | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | Concerto Grosso | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Zamira | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Fille Mal Gardee |
| Best New Production | Allice in Wonderland (ENB) | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | Allice in Wonderland (ENB) | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinsky | |
| Best Male Dancer | Igor Zelensky | |
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurjidze | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Worst Production | Nutcracker (RB) | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Anna Moris | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Fille Mal Gardee |
| Best New Production | Allice in Wonderland (ENB) | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | Allice in Wonderland (ENB) | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinsky | |
| Best Male Dancer | Igor Zelensky | |
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurjidze | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Worst Production | Nutcracker (RB) | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Anna Moris | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Fille Mal Gardee |
| Best New Production | Allice in Wonderland (ENB) | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurjidze | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Uliana Lopatkina | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Elis | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Chroma (RB) | |
| Best Revival | La Fille Mal Gardee (RB) | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru/Marianela Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven Macrae | |
| Most Promising Female | Gemma Bond | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Cojocaru and Kobborg in the last scene of Romeo and Juliet-heartbreaking! Nunez in La Fille Mal Gardee-so full of life. Steven Macrae in Homage to the Queen | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Edward Watson | |
Submitted by: | Tiffany | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Bayadere(Mariinsky) |
| Best New Production | Concerto Grosso | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Mariinsky | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Igor Zelensky | |
| Best Female Dancer | Uliana Lopatkina | |
| Best Partnership | Igor Zelensky&Uliana Lopatkina | |
| Most Promising Male | Leonid Sarafanov | |
| Most Promising Female | Irina Golub | |
| Worst Production | Don Quixote Tkachenko Sheglov | |
| Special Mention | The best were benefit of Igor Zelensky, Swan Lake and Bayadere with Igor and Uliana. I like Concerto Grosso. It's the song of my soul. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sarafanov and Golub in Shemyakin's Nutcracker were very beautiful. I think they'll become a great duet some day! | |
Submitted by: | Asya | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Allice in Wonderland (ENB) |
| Best New Production | Benjamin Millepied's "Amoveo" (Paris) | |
| Best Revival | Nutcracker (RB) | |
| Best Staging | Allice in Wonderland (ENB) | |
| Best Home Company | In Paris: Paris National Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | In London : English National Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Nicolas Le Riche (Paris) | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru (RB) | |
| Best Partnership | Daria Klimentova/Dmitri Gruzdyev (ENB) | |
| Most Promising Male | Medhi Angot (ENB) | |
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova (ENB) | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | "Les Emotions"'s Van Lê Ngoc music Satoko Doi, Synergy by ENB ‹P›
"AndréAuria"'s Edouard Lock, music David Lang, (Paris Opera Ballet) | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Maraxan | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Royal Ballet Sleeping Beauty |
| Best New Production | Royal Ballet Chroma | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Federico Bonelli | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Rupert Pennefather | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Belind Hatley. Her Swanilda in Coppelia was a truly "Royal" performance. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Tony Newcombe | |
| Date | January 24, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Royal Ballet Mixed Rep |
| Best New Production | In Vento - Bigonzetti (NYCB) | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | BRB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Dutch National | |
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Misa Kuranaga (Boston) | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Alex Wong (Miami City Ballet) / Steven McRae (Royal) | |
| Most Promising Female | Jenna Roberts | |
| Worst Production | DGV (Wheeldon) | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | Alexandra Ansanelli.. but I always loved her at City Ballet! | |
Submitted by: | Ballet Fan | |
| Date | January 23, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | RB Romeo and Juliet |
| Best New Production | DGV | |
| Best Revival | La Fille Mal Gardee (RB) | |
| Best Staging | La Fille Mal Gardee (RB) | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Rojo / Acosta | |
| Most Promising Male | Eric Underwood | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Marianela Nunez in La Fille Mal Gardee, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker... in fact anything, such a charming happy dancer.
Rojo and Acosta in Romeo and Juliet | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Chroma/4T/DGV triple bill, the most inspiring and energetic performance ive ever seen | |
Submitted by: | Sophia W | |
| Date | January 23, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Don Quixote -Bolshoi |
| Best New Production | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Revival | Giselle ENB | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker --Peter Wright for BRB | |
| Best Home Company | Birmingham Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Lamb RB | |
| Best Partnership | Matvienko/ Osipova | |
| Most Promising Male | Tyrone Singleton | |
| Most Promising Female | Samara Downs | |
| Worst Production | Concerto Grosso | |
| Special Mention | Snowflakes scene from Nutcracker BRB version with both Jiminez and Downs as Snow Fairy | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sadly, Bolshoi's young principals put Britain in the shadows at present.
However, Loved Debuts of Carol Ann Millar as Clara (and many more roles)
Samara Downs as Snow Fairy as she proved she was much more than a superb actress.
Tyrone Singleton in everything
and Sarah Lamb | |
Submitted by: | Steven Jeffries | |
| Date | January 23, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Don Quixote -Bolshoi |
| Best New Production | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Revival | Giselle ENB | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker --Peter Wright for BRB | |
| Best Home Company | Birmingham Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Lamb RB | |
| Best Partnership | Matvienko/ Osipova | |
| Most Promising Male | Tyrone Singleton | |
| Most Promising Female | Samara Downs | |
| Worst Production | Concerto Grosso | |
| Special Mention | Snowflakes scene from Nutcracker BRB version with both Jiminez and Downs as Snow Fairy | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sadly, Bolshoi's young principals put Britain in the shadows at present.
However, Loved Debuts of Carol Ann Millar as Clara (and many more roles)
Samara Downs as Snow Fairy as she proved she was much more than a superb actress.
Tyrone Singleton in everything
and Sarah Lamb | |
Submitted by: | Steven Jeffries | |
| Date | January 23, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle ENB |
| Best New Production | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinskiy | |
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Maria Kochetkova | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | Maria Kochetkova | |
Submitted by: | luk | |
| Date | January 23, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | The Bright Stream |
| Best New Production | DGV | |
| Best Revival | The Sleeping Beauty | |
| Best Staging | The Bright Stream | |
| Best Home Company | The Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | The Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Sergei Filin - by a mile! | |
| Best Female Dancer | Svetlana Zakharova | |
| Best Partnership | Filin/Zakharova | |
| Most Promising Male | Rupert Pennefather | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | Concerto Grosso (sadly, with Zelensky) | |
| Special Mention | Ballet Hoo's wonderful achievement - just had to watch it!
Zakharova's beauty in "The Pharaoh's Daughter".
Uliana Lopatkina - so moving and beautiful in Leningrad Symphony, but I hope the Mariinsky will restore the red flags to their production.
Also, great to see Messel designs again in The Sleeping Beauty, but why not the Messel costumes and The Three Ivans? | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The best Bolshoi London season I've ever seen, bringing real glamour and style- a superb corps in Swan Lake and I would never have guessed that Filin could be a Sylphide! | |
Submitted by: | Jenny Duncan | |
| Date | January 23, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Romeo and Juliet by Kenneth McMillian |
| Best New Production | Petite Mort by Jiri Kilian | |
| Best Revival | la Dame aux Camélias by John Numeier | |
| Best Staging | The Pharao's daughter, Bolshoi Ballet | |
| Best Home Company | Teatro alla Scala | |
| Best Visiting Company | The Stuttgart Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Roberto Bolle | |
| Best Female Dancer | Svetlana Zakharova | |
| Best Partnership | Natalia Makarova, Mikail Barishnikov | |
| Most Promising Male | Federico Bonelli | |
| Most Promising Female | Sue Jin Kong, Marianela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | les Noces by Bronislava Nijinska | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Elena | |
| Date | January 22, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Nutcracker - fantastic |
| Best New Production | Chroma, Bright Stream, Three Musketeers | |
| Best Revival | The Bright Stream | |
| Best Staging | RB Nutcracker | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi - there was no competition (literally) (and even if there had been, they would have had to have been good to beat this lot). A fantastic London season. But how on earth did I miss their Giselle at Nottingham?? ARRGGH!! | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru; Maria Alexandrova | |
| Best Partnership | Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Stephen McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | Carol-Anne Millar (a Clara to die for); Alexandra Ansanelli (an Aurora to fall out of a balcony box for); Natalia Osipova (how does someone so young produce such fabulous, confident, performances? - a lot of people will be keenly watching to see how she develops from here) | |
| Worst Production | Bolshoi Cinderella | |
| Special Mention | Composers, especially Russian ones - 2006 was quite a good year for them Tamara Rojo’s Juliet Darcey Bussell in Giselle - I just had to see her at least once, live, in a full-length ballet, before she went into semi-retirement - it was a great experience Jonathan Payn and Samara Downs as Lord and Lady Capulet Alexander Campbell as Mercutio and Jack-in-the-Box The wonderful ‘partnership’ of Marianela Nunez and William Tuckett in Act 2 of Coppelia Desire Samaai and Jonathan Byrne Ollivier in The Three Musketeers The RB production team and Boris Gruzin for giving me a Panorama to savour at last Dominic Antonucci’s Drosselmeyer - superb Wish I had seen: More of Tamara Rojo Belinda Hatley in Coppelia
Certain people whilst I still had the chance - Sylvie Guillem (in a full length classic), Julio Bocca's Albrecht, Alexandra Ferri’s Juliet
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| Eye-opener of the Year | First ever trip to ROH a year ago and seeing a great company, live, with Alina and Johan - and then Alina and Marianela facing each other on the same stage - what an atmosphere! On this showing, Marianela should do more dark/tragic roles. When will I see her in some MacMillan? My first viewing of the Bolshoi - The Pharoah’s Daughter with Natalia Osipova and Dmitri Gudanov.
The Bolshoi Triple Bill. Symphony in C blew me away - what a tremendous way to end a superb programme.
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Submitted by: | Paul N (haven't really seen enough and too inexperienced to be able to do justice to these categories, so I've voted for my favourites - the ones that gave me most pleasure or most impressed me. | |
| Date | January 22, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | The Bright Stream |
| Best New Production | DGV | |
| Best Revival | NONE | |
| Best Staging | The Bright Stream | |
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | BOLSHOI | |
| Best Male Dancer | None | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Lamb | |
| Best Partnership | None | |
| Most Promising Male | None | |
| Most Promising Female | None | |
| Worst Production | Chroma | |
| Special Mention | The development of Sarah Lamb and Alexandre Asanelli in leading roles both outstanding as Aurora. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Alexandra Asanelli as Aurora accomplished technically and filled evry dramatic moment with
with expression. | |
Submitted by: | Leonid | |
| Date | January 21, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Chroma/4Ts/DGV Mixed Bill |
| Best New Production | DGV (Royal Ballet) | |
| Best Revival | Giselle (Royal Ballet) | |
| Best Staging | Chroma (Royal Ballet) | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Zenaida Yanowsky | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru & Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Paul Kay | |
| Most Promising Female | Yuhui Choe | |
| Worst Production | Bussell & Zelensky | |
| Special Mention | Good to see the Royal Ballet put on a few mixed bills that let the dancers show their glamorous and athletic sides, not just the usual 'pink ballerina' persona! Darcey & Zen can give a Bond Girl a run for their money! Laura Morera and Ricardo Cevera- two very stylish dancers who always illuminate whatever roles they dance Carlos Acosta & Friends show- more please! Ballet Hoo! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Gary Avis- officially a character artist but who also showed himself to be a strong and charismatic partner, especially in Polyphonia, Homage and DGV | |
Submitted by: | Ana B | |
| Date | January 21, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | ||
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 21, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Die Kamiliendame |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Hamburg Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Birmingham Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Lamb | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Steven Mcrae Royal Ballet | |
| Most Promising Female | Samara Downs Birmingham Royal | |
| Worst Production | Sleeping Beauty Roral Ballet | |
| Special Mention | Birmingham ballet Hoo Teachers | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Birmingham Royal Ballet standard was superb. most surprised. | |
Submitted by: | ulrike van oberbaum | |
| Date | January 21, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Die Kamiliendame |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Hamburg Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Birmingham Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Lamb | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Steven Mcrae Royal Ballet | |
| Most Promising Female | Samara Downs Birmingham Royal | |
| Worst Production | Sleeping Beauty Roral Ballet | |
| Special Mention | Birmingham ballet Hoo Teachers | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Birmingham Royal Ballet standard was superb. most surprised. | |
Submitted by: | ulrike van oberbaum | |
| Date | January 21, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Die Kamiliendame |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Hamburg Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Birmingham Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Lamb | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Steven Mcrae Royal Ballet | |
| Most Promising Female | Samara Downs Birmingham Royal | |
| Worst Production | Sleeping Beauty Roral Ballet | |
| Special Mention | Birmingham ballet Hoo Teachers | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Birmingham Royal Ballet standard was superb. most surprised. | |
Submitted by: | ulrike van oberbaum | |
| Date | January 21, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | ||
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 21, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Fille mal Gardee |
| Best New Production | Chroma / TGV | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | TGV | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Nunez / Soares | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven McCrae | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Darcey Bussell and Igor Zelensky- what were they thinking about? Such an opportunity wasted | |
| Special Mention | Marianela Nunez in La Fille - complete joy.
The RB new productions of TGV and Chroma. After years of sitting through turgid / awful /boring new works, at last we hit the jackpot - and how. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Ballet Hoo! - just amazing - and shows what can be done with completely untrained, but highly motivated youngsters. It moved me to tears. | |
Submitted by: | Jenny Taylor | |
| Date | January 20, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | Alice in Wonderland ENB | |
| Best Revival | ENB Giselle | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker BRB | |
| Best Home Company | BRB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Royal Danish Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao BRB | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojacora RB | |
| Best Partnership | Oaks Adur | |
| Most Promising Male | Tyrone Singleton BRB | |
| Most Promising Female | Samara Downs BRB | |
| Worst Production | Sleeping Beauty RB-Makarova | |
| Special Mention | Samara Downs for her debut of the Snow Fairy in BRB's Nutcracker and a stunning portrayal of Lady Capulet. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The BalletHoo company for their breakdancing in Romeo and Juliet...in place of the Mandolin dance. | |
Submitted by: | leonard emery | |
| Date | January 19, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Fille Mal Gardee |
| Best New Production | DGV/Go for Broke/Bright Stream (tie) | |
| Best Revival | Fille Mal Gardee | |
| Best Staging | Chroma (by a mile) | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobburg/Acosta (tie) | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alexandrova/Cojocaru/Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Kobburg/Cojocaru | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | Osipova/Yuhui Choe | |
| Worst Production | Bussell/Zelinsky "gala" | |
| Special Mention | Laura Morera/Ricardo Cervera's Fille - a really happy evening. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Ed Watson in 4T's.
Nunez in Fille Mal Gardee. I cottoned about a year after everyone else quite how good she had become. | |
Submitted by: | PaulW | |
| Date | January 19, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Don Quixote Bolshoi |
| Best New Production | Carlos Acosta & Guests | |
| Best Revival | Sleeping Beauty RB | |
| Best Staging | Carlos Acosta & Guests | |
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Farouk Ruzimatov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Ekaterina Shipulina | |
| Best Partnership | Oakes/Edur | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven Macrae | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | Bussell/Zelensky | |
| Special Mention | Carlos Acosta & Guests. More like this please. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Ekaterina Shipulina as Kitri in Don Quixote & her partner Dmitri Belogolovtsev were stunning.It was so joyful, I felt like dancing myself! | |
Submitted by: | Susan Rixon | |
| Date | January 19, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Chroma Mixed Bill |
| Best New Production | CHROMA | |
| Best Revival | Homage to the Queen | |
| Best Staging | Chroma for Modern, ENB's Giselle for Classical | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Steven McRae | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Darcey Bussell and Roberto Bolle in Romeo and Juliet | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven McRae from Royal Ballet | |
| Most Promising Female | Yuhui Choe from Royal Ballet | |
| Worst Production | Sinfonietta | |
| Special Mention | Most memorable debuts, are Laura Morera as Lise for La Fille Mal Gardee and Lauren Cuthbertson as Aurora for Sleeping Beauty.
Sylvie Guillem and Akram Khan's Sacred Monster was one of my favourite moments. Castle Nowhere's sets and lightings were a letdown. Thiago Soares and Tamara Rojo's Farewell Pas De Deux was breathtaking. Leanne Benjamin and Miyako Yoshida for being the two strongest and refined dancers of their time. Cathy Marston's Traces was fantastic.
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| Eye-opener of the Year | Steven McRae, for the things he can possible do.
Kenta Kura and Celisa Diuana, for their beautiful lines. The BNP's intrusion to English National Ballet's Giselle production. | |
Submitted by: | Celine Tan | |
| Date | January 19, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Croma |
| Best New Production | Croma | |
| Best Revival | La Sylphide | |
| Best Staging | Firebird | |
| Best Home Company | Royal | |
| Best Visiting Company | Dutch National | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Kobborg - Cojocaru | |
| Most Promising Male | Stephen McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | Kirov Triple | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | John Ross | |
| Date | January 19, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | The Sleeping Beauty (RB) |
| Best New Production | DGV (RB) | |
| Best Revival | Kenneth MacMillan's Requiem | |
| Best Staging | Chroma (RB) / DGV (RB) | |
| Best Home Company | The Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | The Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Federico Bonelli | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Alina Cojocaru & Johan Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Rupert Pennefather | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | SPBT's Nutcracker | |
| Special Mention | Some special moments that spring to mind:
The RB's 75 anniversary gala in the presence of HM the Queen The great enthusiasm of the National Ballet of Cuba Nikolai Tsiskaridze's stunning performance in Roland Petit's 'Pique Dame' Robert Parker and Ambra Vallo in BRB's 'Pulcinella' at Sadler's Wells - sheer magic And (naturally) the fantastic opening night of Chroma/DGV | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Seeing Gary Avis reveal himself as not only a great actor, but also a terrific technical dancer in Wheeldon's 'Fire' movement in 'Hommage to the Queen' and of course in 'DGV' with Darcey Bussell. | |
Submitted by: | Marike van Aerde | |
| Date | January 19, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | DGV/Chroma |
| Best New Production | DGV/Chroma | |
| Best Revival | RB La Sylphide | |
| Best Staging | Kobborg's La Sylphide | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Kirov's Cinderella | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 17, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost | |
| Best Revival | GISELLE | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ROH | |
| Best Visiting Company | BOLSHOY | |
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Elena natural and transparent dance-actress that her technique becomes invisible. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Mary G | |
| Date | January 16, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost | |
| Best Revival | GISELLE | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ROH | |
| Best Visiting Company | BOLSHOY | |
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Elena natural and transparent dance-actress that her technique becomes invisible. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Mary G | |
| Date | January 16, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost | |
| Best Revival | GISELLE | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ROH | |
| Best Visiting Company | BOLSHOY | |
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Elena natural and transparent dance-actress that her technique becomes invisible. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Mary G | |
| Date | January 16, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Alice in Wonderland | |
| Best Revival | GISELLE ENB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ENB | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Elena Glurdjidze | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | All the best Giselles have an air of ambiguity about them, and 32-year-old Glurdjidze is no exception. Amiably nondescript offstage, with squarish shoulders and frizzy, mid-brown hair, she becomes hauntingly and compellingly beautiful in performance. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Zura | |
| Date | January 16, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | Mariinsky Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Farukh Ruzimatov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Ulyana Lopatkina | |
| Best Partnership | Lopatkina&Korsuntsev | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Victoria Tereshkina | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 16, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | The Bright Stream (Bolshoi) |
| Best New Production | DGV (RB) | |
| Best Revival | Don Q (Bolshoi) | |
| Best Staging | Carlos Acosta & Guests | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Bonelli (RB) | |
| Best Female Dancer | Yanowsky (RB) | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru-Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Underwood (RB) | |
| Most Promising Female | Kochetkova (ENB) | |
| Worst Production | Yippee! | |
| Special Mention | 2006 was probably the year of 'happy' ballets for me- Fille, the Bright Stream (ah the memory of the usually princely Filin as the 'Sylph'!), Don Q (esp. with the superlative Osipova as Kitri), Coppelia (with Hatley coming close to perfection as Swanilda), as well as other bits and pieces, particularly the Diana & Actaeon pdd as danced by Acosta & Nunez and McRae nearly stealing the show in the Stars & Stripes pdd with Cojocaru at the Maya Gala. So who said ballet is all about ethereal and otherworldly creatures where somebody has to die by the end of the evening?! But of course there were exquisite highlights of those, too, esp. Cojocaru's Giselle (just when you thought she couldn't get better in this role ...), Lamb's Sylph and Yanowsky's Dying Swan (at Acosta show). Then there was the buzz and excitement that was Chroma, which along with DGV made that first night one of the most exciting evenings of the year. Other highlights include the Dance Umbrella Gala (esp. Tom & Pete's mock-chair-throwing-we-haven't-rehearsed-the-improvisation routine and Yanowsky & Avis rendition of Askfed), Dutch National dancing van Manen's Frank Bridge Variations and Forsythe's Second Details and the Trocks, esp. in Les Sylphides. Lowlights- well literally ... most of my lowlights from last year had little to do with the dancing but the grimness and dimness of the lighting! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | ACL | |
| Date | January 13, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | The Sleeping Beauty (RB) |
| Best New Production | Homage to the Queen (RB) | |
| Best Revival | The Sleeping Beauty (RB) | |
| Best Staging | Johan Kobborg's La Sylphide | |
| Best Home Company | The Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | The Kirov Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Johan Kobborg & Alina Cojocaru | |
| Most Promising Male | David Makhateli | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | Darcey Bussell and Igor Zelensky (For 2007 the Royal Ballet's Swan Lake) | |
| Special Mention | David Makhateli's debut as Prince Florimund and Lauren Cuthbertson's debut as Princess Aurora in 'Sleeping Beauty' was definitely a very special occasion.
(For 2007 the Royal Ballet should really replace their current 'Swan Lake' production.) | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The broadcast of the Royal Ballet's 'Giselle'.
Alina Cojocaru's Giselle and Johan Kobborg's Albrecht was what really opened my eyes in the year of 2006. What a performance! I'm so glad I recorded it. Johan and Alina were absolutely outstanding! | |
Submitted by: | Amy | |
| Date | January 13, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | Chroma/The Four Ts/DGV mixed bill |
| Best New Production | Wheeldon's DGV | |
| Best Revival | The Bright Stream | |
| Best Staging | Alain Platel's vsprs | |
| Best Home Company | English National Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Leanne Benjamin/Ed Watson | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | Natalia Osipova | |
| Worst Production | The Bedbug | |
| Special Mention | The worst moment was unquestionably Putrov's awful injury at the Plsietskaya Gala. The best moment was the choice of Lucy Suggate's 'Postcard' for The Place Prize Final when I thought i was the only person who liked it! There are so many other good memories! Cojocaru's Giselle; Benjamin's Firebird (plus Quaglia/Requiem/Polyphonia/ DGV - she's still on top form); the focus on Trisha Brown at the Tate in May; the Ballets Russes film (it must win the Oscar for best documentary film); the Kirov-Bolshoi battle of the summer - won hands down by the latter both artistically and at the box office; Ratmansky's 'Go For Broke'; The excellent revivals of The Sleeping Beauty and Homage to the Queen; Kobborg in The Rake's progress - outstanding; Acosta's domination of the early summer - at the ROH one minute, Sadler's Wells the next and then reviving Tocororo at The Coliseum; the vibrance of Brasil Brasileiro; the surprisingly good and very active Anastasia Volochkova in her one-off gala at Sadler's Wells; Nao Sakuma as Juliet; Viengsay Valdes and Joel Carreno of the National Ballet de Cuba; the all-round excellence of this year's Place Prize; De Keersmaeker's mesmeric performances and Cunningham's Ocean at this year's Dance Umbrella, a tearful farewell for the redoubtable Val Bourne; some surprisingly good dance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Disappointments included: the Kirov season at the Coliseum; Castle Nowehere; Akram Khan and Sylvie Guillem's Sacred Monsters; the Bussell/Zelensky programme at Sadler's Wells; Lea Anderson's misunderstood Yippee for her Cholmondeleys & Featherstonehauhs;
and the evident decline of Tsikaridze.
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| Eye-opener of the Year | There were many but top of my list would be the incomparable Gary Avis - I don't know how the Royal Ballet managed without him - he is a solid as a rock and strong as an ox - there is an air of confidence on stage every time he is around. | |
Submitted by: | GRAHAM WATTS | |
| Date | January 13, 2007 | |
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Best Production Overall | RB's Coppelia |
| Best New Production | RB's Chroma | |
| Best Revival | RB's Sleeping Beauty | |
| Best Staging | RB's Coppelia | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Bolshoi | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Tamara Rojo/Carlos Acosta | |
| Most Promising Male | Steven McRae | |
| Most Promising Female | Caroline Duprot | |
| Worst Production | Pierre Luniare (even if it was 2005, it still haunted me in 2006) | |
| Special Mention | in a master class, when introduced by Monica Mason, Roberta Marquez's adorable emergence from behind the curtain where she had been warming up, in a sorta TA-DAH! way, makes me smile every time I think of it. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Alexandra Ansanelli - at first wrote her off as 'too much', and whilst that is still sometimes the case, when she dances well, its quite breathtaking. Still pron |