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Ballet.co Poll ResultsEnd of 2001/02 Season |
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Below are your individual submissions for the Ballet.co End of 2001/02 Season Poll.
The best entry won a Manon CD prize!.
Thank you for all your entries
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Best Production Overall | AMP "Swan Lake" |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | Vladimir Malakhov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Diana Vishnyeva | |
| Best Partnership | Kent - Malakhov | |
| Most Promising Male | Friedeman Vogel | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Serge | |
| Date | September 23, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | ONEGIN |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ONEGIN | |
| Best Staging | LA BAYADERE | |
| Best Home Company | ROYAL BALLET | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | JOHAN KOBBORG | |
| Best Female Dancer | ALINA COJOCARU | |
| Best Partnership | KOBBORG & COJOCARU | |
| Most Promising Male | IVAN PUTROV | |
| Most Promising Female | MARA GALEAZZI | |
| Worst Production | SWAN LAKE - ENB | |
| Special Mention |
The two Onegin pas de deux with Kobborg and Cojocaru | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Graham Watts | |
| Date | September 22, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Onegin | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | Vladimir Malakhov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcy Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Ilia | |
| Date | September 18, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Onegin | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | Vladimir Malakhov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcy Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Ilia | |
| Date | September 18, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle _ Royal Ballet |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | La Syphide - Latvian National Ballet | |
| Best Staging | Tryst | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Alvin Ailey | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojacaru | |
| Best Partnership | Thomas Edur Agnes Oaks | |
| Most Promising Male | Ivan Putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | Begona Cao | |
| Worst Production | Beyond Bach | |
| Special Mention | Dress Rehearsal Swan lake - ENB - Thomas Edur, Agnes Oaks
old world special effects in La Sylphide | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Darcey Bussell | |
Submitted by: | c .mason | |
| Date | September 16, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle |
| Best New Production | Oneigin | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle somewhat elevated | |
| Best Staging | La Bayadere | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Cope/Kobburg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Kobburg/Cojocaru | |
| Most Promising Male | Ivan Putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | I loved M&A with Guillem and Le Riche. Darcey Bussell's Giselle-even though by her own admission it is not her best role-I found it very moving. In general I'd like to see the management (RB)utilising more of their hidden talent, and not overworking a select few! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Phoebe | |
| Date | September 12, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Double Concerto | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Ricardo Cervera | |
| Most Promising Female | Jenny Tattersall; Begoña Cao | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | G | |
| Date | September 12, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Don Q RB |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Accosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | RB Romeo and Juliet | |
| Special Mention | Enjoyed Yanowsky at the palace for the Jubilee very much. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Emma | |
| Date | September 11, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | RB Giselle, despite dingy lighting |
| Best New Production | "V" just about over "Double Concerto" | |
| Best Revival | RB Onegin | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | RB - just about | |
| Best Visiting Company | a toss-up between Alvin Ailey and Mark Morris | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg - excellent in most things | |
| Best Female Dancer | Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | RB 'sJohannes Stepanek, BRB's Iain Mackay, who keeps attracting my attention, I hope for the right reasons! | |
| Most Promising Female | ENB's Begona Cao, delightful in Who Cares? and others, and RB's Laura Morera, who stands out even in a crowd | |
| Worst Production | PNB's Silver Lining | |
| Special Mention | Great performances: Cojocaru/Corella stunning in Don Q - just about justified putting it on. Alvin Ailey Co. in "Revelations" - even better than last time. Yoshida's Swanilda - a total delight. Kobborg's Onegin debut - a fully-fledged portrayal. Rojo's Giselle pdd at the Mukhamedov Gala - literally out of this world! Kobborg/Cojocaru in Giselle. The Trocks in Gaîté Parisienne - huge fun, and obviously having a whale of a time. Rojo, Whitehead, Yanowsky and Cope in various Carmens. Other positives: Nao Sakuma's promotion to principal at BRB and her Swan Lake debut. Pleased to see a number of good ballets (particularly Hampson/Wheeldon) by young British choreographers - Double Concerto still delights even after several viewings.
Bad - RB: injury problems, underuse of good dancers and concentration on casting youth at the expense of experience. Inadequate notification of casting - both in terms of changes and major secondary characters. A series of generally unmemorable triple bills. Loss of Sarah Wildor - suspect it will make itself particularly felt in Manon and Mayerling this year. The Jubilee Gala - not a good dish to set before a Queen. Extortionate, upward-spiralling prices at ROH may be affordable to occasional balletgoers but are forcing regulars away.
Bad - other: BRB's season at Sadler's Wells, admittedly hit by injury, gave some cause for concern about standards, although it also pointed up some potentially promising dancers. Retirement of Michael O'Hare - he will be greatly missed.
Another thought: I would very much like to see Tamara Rojo get a reasonably regular partner who can match her in terms of dancing and interpretation. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Gary Avis - I knew his acting was improving a lot by the time he left the RB, but as Tybalt in ENB's Nureyev production of R&J his performance almost blew me away.
The latest dire straits saga of Scottish Ballet - let's hope they get people in charge who have the company and audience's best interests at heart.
The Frankfurt Ballet saga - made me believe even more fervently that predominantly local funding is not the answer. | |
Submitted by: | Alison | |
| Date | September 11, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Scala Ballet's Giselle |
| Best New Production | Hamburg Ballet's The Seagull | |
| Best Revival | Scottish Ballet's The Two Pigeons | |
| Best Staging | Kirov Maryinsky's La Bayadere | |
| Best Home Company | The Victor Ullate Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Royal Danish Ballet/La Scala Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Massimo Murru | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marie-Agnes Gillot | |
| Best Partnership | Lucia Lacarra and Cyril Pierre | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Alicia Amatriain | |
| Worst Production | PNB's Silver Lining | |
| Special Mention | The Royal Danish Ballet's visit to Madrid.A company in perfect form.They should visit more often. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The La Scala Ballet at Peralada.This is indeed a top company.Sabrina Brazzo,Deborah Gismondi,and Emmanuela Montanari deserve special mention. | |
Submitted by: | Paola Rodriguez | |
| Date | September 09, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Hamburg Ballet's "La Dame aux Camelias" |
| Best New Production | Hamburg Ballet's "Winterreise" | |
| Best Revival | POB's "La Bayadere" and "Giselle" (Ek) | |
| Best Staging | POB's "La Bayadere" | |
| Best Home Company | New York City Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov Ballet (in New York Summer 2002) | |
| Best Male Dancer | Manuel Legris | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | none for the moment | |
| Most Promising Male | Yukichi Hattori of the Hamburg Ballet, Herve Moreau of the POB | |
| Most Promising Female | Myriam Ould-Braham and Dorothee Gilbert of POB, Helene Bouchet of the Hamburg Ballet | |
| Worst Production | Royal Ballet's "Don Quixote" | |
| Special Mention | Congratulations to Laetita Pujol, for her promotion to "Etoile" in May 2002. Diana Vishneva in "Rubies" and "Don Quixote" (as a guest @ POB)-- what a dancer. To POB's corps for being the best in the world, IMO. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Carlos Acosta was a dazzling Basil in DQ, despite the horrible production. Kirov Ballet's corps are getting better and better every year. | |
Submitted by: | Terry | |
| Date | September 08, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin (RB) |
| Best New Production | Tryst(RB)/ Fearful Symetries (PNB) | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (RB) | |
| Best Staging | Romeo and Juliet (Vashiliev's with Rostropovich) | |
| Best Home Company | ENB for trustworthiness and the value | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru & Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Joshua Tuifua (RB) | |
| Most Promising Female | Sonia Aguilar (ENB) | |
| Worst Production | Por Vos Meuro (first time was ok but...) | |
| Special Mention | Rojo & Cooper in Onegin, Bussell & Yanowsky in In the Middle, Cojocaru & Kobborg in Romeo & Juliet (though RB orchestra could not have been more different from LSO under Rostropovich), Yoshida & Cope and Cojocaru & Corella were really special in dull DonQ, Yoshida & Rojo & Galeazzi(separately) at Mukhamedov's Gala and Edur in anything! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Adagio for Strings by ENB students was simple yet far more moving than say extravagant star studded Beyond Bach. Golden Jubilee Gala was less satisfactory than Beryl Grey or Mukhamedov's Galas. I love RB but there were so many disappointments in the last season. | |
Submitted by: | Sach | |
| Date | September 06, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | On Your Toes (in Leicester) | |
| Best Staging | La Bayadere | |
| Best Home Company | R.B | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Adam Cooper | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojucaru | |
| Best Partnership | Cojucaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Martin Harvey | |
| Most Promising Female | Marianela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Adam Cooper as Onegin for Sheer drama. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Seeing Matthew Hart dance live for the first time, he is superb! | |
Submitted by: | Mandy Kent | |
| Date | September 06, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Tokyo Ballet's Don Q (Vashiliev version) |
| Best New Production | Tryst(RB)/Double Concerto(ENB) | |
| Best Revival | La Sylphide (Lacotte) Tokyo Ballet | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker(Wright) StarDancers Ballet | |
| Best Home Company | Tokyo Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Stuttegarter Ballet of Germany | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Yukari Saito, Yurie Shinohara | |
| Best Partnership | Sue Jin Kan, Robert Tewsley(Stuttegarter) | |
| Most Promising Male | Ivan Putrov(RB), Freedeman Vogel(Stuttegarter) | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | "On your Toes" I loved the musical very much. Adam Cooper is not only a showstopper on stage but very gifted choreographer.
Yurie Shinohara and Patrick Armand danced Giselle (Produciton: Derek Deane) in Japan. I was so moved by their perfect deep dance-drama. I needed 2 packs of tissues . | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Lauren Cuthbertson and Martin Harvey gave us the very special impression in Cathy Marston's "Between Shadows".
Thomas Edur as, Drosselmeier, Apollo and the leading guy in "Who Cares ?" was the happiest moment during the year for me :-) | |
Submitted by: | Hiromi Matsumoto (JPN) | |
| Date | September 05, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Edward Watson | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Guillem & Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | Johannes Stepanek | |
| Most Promising Female | Marianela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Kerry West | |
| Date | September 05, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Coppelia-RB |
| Best New Production | Double Concerto-ENB | |
| Best Revival | Who Cares-ENB | |
| Best Staging | Double Concerto-ENB | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Marianela Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru and Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Martin Harvey | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galleazzi | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Marianela Nunez's hardwork over the past season earning her, her well deserved promotion to Principal. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | lucy | |
| Date | September 02, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | In the middle | |
| Best Staging | La Bayadere | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | NDT1 (only for the dancers, not the programme) | |
| Best Male Dancer | J. Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Cope and Yoshida | |
| Most Promising Male | Brian Maloney | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Silver Lining by a mile | |
| Special Mention | Not really a moment, it's lasted all year getting worse towards the end: late and incomplete notification of casting plus injuries have made this a most frustrating season. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Zenaida Yanowsky going from strength to strength. Swan Lake, Carmen and Por vos meuro deserve special mention. Almost chose her as Best Female Dancer. | |
Submitted by: | Auntie | |
| Date | September 01, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | In the middle | |
| Best Staging | La Bayadere | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | NDT1 (only for the dancers, not the programme) | |
| Best Male Dancer | J. Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Cope and Yoshida | |
| Most Promising Male | Brian Maloney | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Silver Lining by a mile | |
| Special Mention | Not really a moment, it's lasted all year getting worse towards the end: late and incomplete notification of casting plus injuries have made this a most frustrating season. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Zenaida Yanowsky going from strength to strength. Swan Lake, Carmen and Por vos meuro deserve special mention. Almost chose her as Best Female Dancer. | |
Submitted by: | Auntie | |
| Date | September 01, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Bayadere |
| Best New Production | Tryst/Onegin | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | Month in the Country | |
| Best Home Company | R.B. | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcey Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | Darcey Bussell/Roberto Bolle | |
| Most Promising Male | Ivan Putrov/Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Marianela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Darcey Bussell in 'In the Middle.' Wow. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg in 'Giselle'.
Jonathan Cope in....everything.
Ditto Vanessa Palmer.
Distressed by underuse of some very talented dancers.
Even more distressed by (apparent) treatment of the dancers by Management. | |
Submitted by: | Wendy Glavis | |
| Date | September 01, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | ENB Apollo bill (how to do a triple!) |
| Best New Production | Double Concerto | |
| Best Revival | Apollo | |
| Best Staging | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Home Company | Should be RB, but I'm not prepared to say so | |
| Best Visiting Company | Not bowled over by what I've seen | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Edur and Oaks | |
| Most Promising Male | Wikstrom, new to ENB, promises much for them | |
| Most Promising Female | Klimentova in Double Concerto; could she become the Hampton muse? | |
| Worst Production | RB Don Q - what a panto! | |
| Special Mention | Christopher Bruce - the end of an era for Rambert;
Henri Oguike company - fresh and good;
Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet for putting up with the RFH;
Matz Skoog - the future is bright for ENB;
Miyako Yoshida - waiting patiently, but not forgotten. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | RB lighting in Bayadere opened my eyes - it was so dim I couldn't see much from the amphi.....
Tom Edur in 'Who Cares?' was a revelation - classicist to vaudeville artist in one leap!..
Caroline Duprot as Calliope - a very poised coryphée in such an exposed role. | |
Submitted by: | Richard Jones | |
| Date | August 31, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | Onegin | |
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | ||
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Carmen | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | The awful production of Don Q! There was far too much "business" for a start. | |
Submitted by: | Helga | |
| Date | August 29, 2002 | |
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| Best Male Dancer | ||
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| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | August 29, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Romeo and Juliet (RB) | |
| Best Staging | Onegin | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Ivan Putrov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Svetlana Zhakarova | |
| Best Partnership | Sylvie Guillem and Nicolas Le Riche | |
| Most Promising Male | Johannes Stepanek | |
| Most Promising Female | Marianela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | Vienna Festival Ballet in Swan Lake (Karaoke ballet) | |
| Special Mention | Great to see Gary Avis back with a major UK company - an excellent Von Rothbart swooping around the vast expanse of the RAH like a magnificent bird of prey. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Realising how crucial a good conductor is to a ballet performance, and what a small community of good ballet conductors there is. This only dawned on us when we discovered that Graham Bond (who conducted R&J at the ROH) conducted the very first ballet my wife and I saw together over a quarter of a century ago - LFB's Nutcracker at the Liverpool Empire (1976). | |
Submitted by: | James | |
| Date | August 29, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Carmina Burana (BRB) |
| Best New Production | Carmen (RB) | |
| Best Revival | La Bayadere (RB) | |
| Best Staging | Beyond Bach | |
| Best Home Company | Russell Maliphant | |
| Best Visiting Company | Cloud Gate Theatre Company | |
| Best Male Dancer | Robert Parker | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Sylvie Guillem and Jonathan Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Natasha Oughtred | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | I enjoyed Jonathan Cope's performance in Carmen - it was a delight to see a dancer so thoroughly enjoy himself on stage. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | George Piper Dances. I always enjoyed watching the two men dance when they were in the Royal Ballet and was delighted to see them perform Russell Maliphant's piece with such ferocity and style. | |
Submitted by: | Andrew Williams | |
| Date | August 29, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Romeo and Juliet (RB) |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | La Bayadere (RB) | |
| Best Staging | Giselle (RB) | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Roberto Bolle | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcey Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | Bussell and Bolle | |
| Most Promising Male | Martin Harvey and Johannes Stepanek | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | Don Q | |
| Special Mention | Wonderful to have Darcey Bussell back on stage after a year away and dancing better than ever. The rise of Marianela Nunez, Miyako Yoshida's wonderful Coppelia and Johnny Cope showing just how valuable he is to the company. Yanowsky in Carmem - she stole the show for me although only just from a hilarious Johnny Cope. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The situation at the RB and the manner in which the management have treated their dancers! | |
Submitted by: | Shirley | |
| Date | August 23, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Trock's "Don Q" | |
| Best Revival | Critical Mass - George Piper Dance | |
| Best Staging | Mark Morris - "V" | |
| Best Home Company | None have been up to scratch this year | |
| Best Visiting Company | Trocks & Mark Morris | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg & Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Zenaida Yanowsky & Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru with Kobborg or Corella | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson - because he still hasn't been allowed to reveal his full potential yet. | |
| Most Promising Female | Natasha Oughtred | |
| Worst Production | Mats Ek's "Carmen" | |
| Special Mention | It's not been a good season - especially at the Royal Ballet, where my optimism for the future has really taken a nose dive. Some real dross repertoire including "Carmen", which I never want to see again ever. Amazed people seem to think that everything was wonderful under Anthony Dowell - he was a useless director, and the RB went into a real decline under him. At least Ross Stretton has improved some quality (but not enough) to the corps de ballet.
On the plus side it's been a good season for Cojocaru & Yanowsky, who have given the best ballerina performances in Britain. A pleasure to see Belinda Hatley back at the end of the season, and Marianela Nunez really took off with some whizz bang shows. Mystery of the year - the promotion of Mara Galeazzi. Just don't understand what people see in her. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Nothing. | |
Submitted by: | Jon | |
| Date | August 22, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | onegin |
| Best New Production | onegin | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | royal ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Johann Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Kobborg/Cojocaru | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mara Galeazzi | |
Submitted by: | Janet Brooman | |
| Date | August 20, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Enduring Images |
| Best New Production | Onegin | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | Beyond Bach | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Alvin Ailey | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Edur/Oakes | |
| Most Promising Male | Martin Harvey | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Maguerite & Armand - maybe I'm missing something with that one? | |
| Special Mention | I was a little disappointed not to see Darcey Bussell in Don Q - but that didn't last more than a couple of minutes after Miyako Yoshida came on stage - she was just amazing! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | I appear to be very much in the minority - but I really enjoyed the breadth and variety of the RB's 2001-2002 season - for me it was an excellent mix, with some superlative performances | |
Submitted by: | Rebecca | |
| Date | August 20, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Romeo & Juliet (R.B.) |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | La Bayadere | |
| Best Staging | Giselle | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Didn't see any | |
| Best Male Dancer | Jonathan Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcey Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | Darcey Bussell & Roberto Bolle | |
| Most Promising Male | Ivan Putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | Marianella Nunez | |
| Worst Production | Golden Jubilee Gala ............ come back Sir Anthony! | |
| Special Mention | My favourite moment has got to be at the opening night of Nutcracker and Darcey Bussell's return to the stage after her year away, and the first sight we had of her as she bourree-d forward from the darkness with Jonathan Cope as her wonderfully solicitous partner. Pure magic! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Christopher Wheeldon's choreography | |
Submitted by: | Fiona | |
| Date | August 20, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Vasiliev's R&J at the Barbican |
| Best New Production | Fearful Symmetries - Peter Martins PNWB | |
| Best Revival | Revelations - Alvin Ailey | |
| Best Staging | Helikopter - Preljocaj | |
| Best Home Company | Sadly none are up to international standards | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Nikolai Tsiskaridze - Bolshoi | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru - RB | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Jonathan Porreta - PNWB | |
| Most Promising Female | Carrie Imler - PNWB | |
| Worst Production | Marguerite & Armand: should never have been revived against Ashton's wishes. | |
| Special Mention | Disastrous Jubilee gala at ROH. A complete farce, ill chosen items and wrecked by incompetent stagehands | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Darcey Bussell's stellar performance in In the Middle Somewhat elevated (an absurd & pretentious title). I'll never like Forsythe's ballets, but Bussell's dancing really did "elevate" the piece. | |
Submitted by: | Mary B | |
| Date | August 20, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | romeo and juliet (RB) |
| Best New Production | NBT's madame butterfly | |
| Best Revival | coppelia | |
| Best Staging | la bayadere | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | carlos acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | alina cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | cojocaru / kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | martin harvey | |
| Most Promising Female | jenny tattersall / natasha oughtred | |
| Worst Production | ENB's swan lake (but the venue (RAH) must take most of the blame !) | |
| Special Mention | NBT's moving madame butterfly ..truly inventive blending of classical ballet with trad japanese kabuki theatre.
alina cojocaru's exquisite and magical portrayal of juliet . | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | miyako yoshida magnificent in coppelia ..i had previously only seen her in a contemporary role and couldnt see what all the fuss was about ..how wrong can you be !
also the privilege to be able to watch the phenomenal rise and rise of alina cojocaru. | |
Submitted by: | phil | |
| Date | August 19, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | romeo and juliet (RB) |
| 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 | August 19, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Revelations (Ailey) |
| Best New Production | Tryst (RB) | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | Moon Water (Cloud Gate of Taiwan) | |
| Best Home Company | Not a great year for any of them - wish I'd seen more of BRB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mark Morris | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | No-one outstandingly the best | |
| Best Partnership | Nunez/Acosta | |
| Most Promising Male | Ernst Meisner | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | Month in the Country (RB) (not Ashton's fault!) | |
| Special Mention | Best performances: Galeazzi's debut as Tatiana; Kobborg as Onegin and Romeo; Wildor in Two Pigeons; Maurin and Legris in Le Parc (POB); Oxana Oanchenko in Steptext; Joanne Fong and Kenneth Tharp in Brothers (ARC) | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | So many performances really brought home the dearth of good choreography - wonderful dancers giving everything to stuff that really wasn't worth their efforts. | |
Submitted by: | Jane S | |
| Date | August 19, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Revelations |
| Best New Production | Double Concerto | |
| Best Revival | Bintley's Tombeaux | |
| Best Staging | RB's Giselle (Peter Wright) | |
| Best Home Company | RB (but only just) | |
| Best Visiting Company | Mark Morris Dance Group | |
| Best Male Dancer | Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | Nunn and Trevitt | |
| Most Promising Male | Kosuke Yamamoto | |
| Most Promising Female | Begona Cao | |
| Worst Production | Por Vos / Michael Clarke | |
| Special Mention | Great moments - Lauren Cutherbertson and Martin Harvey in Marston's Berween Shadows; Yanowsky in In the Middle; Bussell and Cope in the pdd in Tryst; Nao Sakuma & Chi Cao sparkling in The Seasons Spring pdd; Edur in Apollo. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Yoshida turning a very dull Don Q into gold. The RB's calculated snub to Dame Beryl's gala - why ? How tired and drained Cojocaru was at a masterclass at the end of a long day (still gorgeous though, but it just didn't seem fair to ask her to do more). | |
Submitted by: | Lynette H | |
| Date | August 19, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | Leaves are Fading | |
| Best Staging | A Month in the Country | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Jonathan Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru / Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | R&J with Guillem and Cope. Entire performance was a revelation- saw Romeo and Juliet living through the most sublime of artists. From searing joy in the ballroom to unfathomable grief in the tomb, we witnessed the transcendence and depths of love incarnate. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Rachel Mann | |
| Date | August 19, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Tryst | |
| Best Revival | Bayadere | |
| Best Staging | Onegin | |
| Best Home Company | RB (but only dancers.....) | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov (if they count, but memory hazy at the mo) | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Corella/Cojocaru (Rojo/Cooper close second) | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson (still....promote this boy!) | |
| Most Promising Female | Nunez (still has even greater things to come) | |
| Worst Production | Every artist has a right to express opinions, even if they are s***. | |
| Special Mention | Certain perfomances of Onegin with Rojo/Cooper were sublime, a perfect mix of dance and drama, also the dress rehearsal with Galeazzi/Tewsley was very special. Angel Corella in anything was unforgetable, the same for Alina. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Ballet, as an art, should make one reevaluate opinions, this is its primary function. This season I must leave the section empty. What does this say about the current state of the art? Death to conventiality.Amaze me.
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Submitted by: | Amy | |
| Date | August 18, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin-RB |
| Best New Production | Tryst-RB | |
| Best Revival | Onegin-RB | |
| Best Staging | Coppelia-RB | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Trocks | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru-Putrov | |
| Most Promising Male | Putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | RBS performance-the music at the beginning of Wheeldon's 'Schubertiade'.It started early,making it impossible for the dancers to start properly!The way that the orchestra slowly realised and stopped was embarrassing. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Marianela Nunez as Gamzatti was unforgettable.She just keeps getting better and better. | |
Submitted by: | Lou | |
| Date | August 17, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin-RB |
| Best New Production | Tryst-RB | |
| Best Revival | Onegin-RB | |
| Best Staging | Coppelia-RB | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Trocks | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Nunez | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru-Putrov | |
| Most Promising Male | Putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | RBS performance-the music at the beginning of Wheeldon's 'Schubertiade'.It started early,making it impossible for the dancers to start properly!The way that the orchestra slowly realised and stopped was embarrassing. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Marianela Nunez as Gamzatti was unforgettable.She just keeps getting better and better. | |
Submitted by: | Lou | |
| Date | August 17, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Romeo &Juliet, RB |
| Best New Production | Double Concerto, ENB | |
| Best Revival | Onegin, RB | |
| Best Staging | Giselle, RB | |
| Best Home Company | RB (dancers only - maybe next year have one category for Dancers and another for Admin. ;-)) | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov; not much else to write home about | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta/Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Edur and Oaks. Seperately, world-class. Together, they're at some other level. | |
| Most Promising Male | Ivan Putrov. He may be a principal now but he still has a lot of potential to get better. Possibly Cojocaru's long-term partner. | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertson. I only saw her once, in the Clore, but after much deliberation she's still the one that sticks out in my mind. | |
| Worst Production | Silver Lining, Pacific Northwest. There should be laws. | |
| Special Mention | Bad: Yoshida and Benjamin sitting on the bench. Good: Darcey Bussell's return has been impressive and welcome. Very Good: Oaks and Edur's DonQ pdd at the Dame Beryl Grey gala was simply perfect. Great: The single moment Kobborg's Romeo caught sight of Cojocaru's Juliet at the ball - pure, intense, magic. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Not in terms of re-evaluation but as a literal eye-opener - Jonathan Cope shaking his booty in Carmen. Hilarious. | |
Submitted by: | PhilipB | |
| Date | August 17, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | romeo & juliet (RB) |
| 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 | August 16, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin (RB) |
| Best New Production | Tryst (RB) | |
| Best Revival | Apollo (ENB) | |
| Best Staging | Madame Butterfly (NBT) | |
| Best Home Company | RB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Edur/Oakes | |
| Most Promising Male | Johannes Stepanek | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Por Vos Muero (RB) | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Nisa Davies | |
| Date | August 16, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Romeo & Juliet (BRB) with Leticia as Jul |
| Best New Production | Taming Of The Shrew - Welsh Ind. Ballet | |
| Best Revival | dunno - what constitutes a "revival"? | |
| Best Staging | The Nutcracker (BRB) - always perfect | |
| Best Home Company | BRB (without a doubt!) | |
| Best Visiting Company | PNWB (in spite of poor reviews) | |
| Best Male Dancer | Chi Cao | |
| Best Female Dancer | Leticia Muller (of course!) | |
| Best Partnership | Leticia Muller / Iain Mackay (R+J) | |
| Most Promising Male | Kosuke Yamamoto (as the friend, dancing the pants off the prince in Swan Lake) | |
| Most Promising Female | dunno | |
| Worst Production | Petrushka (Opera North) | |
| Special Mention | Swansea Ballet Russe - they are getting more adventerous in their programming, deviating from the usual Russian Classics. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Scottish Ballet - Carmen
A couple of years back I was chatting to one of the reviewers for an Edinburgh paper. She said "Scottish Ballet aren't very good and if you can see them, don't bother". How wrong she was! Not much wrong with their Carmen performed against a minimalistic set. | |
Submitted by: | trog | |
| Date | August 16, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Enduring Images Bill-RB |
| Best New Production | Por Vos Muero-RB | |
| Best Revival | Romeo and Juliet-RB | |
| Best Staging | Carmen-Mats Ek-RB | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Kobborg/Cojocaru | |
| Most Promising Male | Thomas Whitehead | |
| Most Promising Female | Mariannela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | Don Quixote/La Bayadere | |
| Special Mention | An interesting upand down season for the Royal Ballet-its first under the leadership of Ross Stretton. Witnessing previously unacknowleged dancers (eg Brian Maloney), being picked for solo roles (Carmen) and old favourites being left of roles they are noted for (Vanessa Palmer as Myrtha). Ups and downs, interesting bills, flourishing young talent. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Belinda Hately coming back from injury and stealing the summer season. | |
Submitted by: | Gems | |
| Date | August 16, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin (the Cooper/Rojo one) |
| Best New Production | George Piper Dances | |
| Best Revival | BRB's Carmina Burana | |
| Best Staging | ditto | |
| Best Home Company | BRB | |
| Best Visiting Company | Trocks | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corrella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojacaru | |
| Best Partnership | Corrella & Cojacaru | |
| Most Promising Male | Tiits Helimets | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Special Mention | Adam Cooper flying upside down across the stage in the Princess Zenobia scenario in 'On Your Toes'. Hilarious! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The prodigious talent of Adam Cooper as exemplified in 'On Your Toes': what will he do next? The courage of Michael Nunn & Billy Trevitt for striking out on their own and succeeding. And the brave decision of Sarah Wildor to walk out of the company which has nurtured her. | |
Submitted by: | Ann Welsh | |
| Date | August 15, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Double Concerto/Tryst | |
| Best Revival | La Bayadere | |
| Best Staging | Giselle (RB) | |
| Best Home Company | RB despite everything | |
| Best Visiting Company | Unimpressed by those I saw: PNWB, NDT1 | |
| Best Male Dancer | Jonny Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida = Zenaida Yanowsky | |
| Best Partnership | Rojo & Cooper in Onegin | |
| Most Promising Male | Johannes Stepanek | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Silver Lining (PNWB) | |
| Special Mention | RB corps of threatening Wilis - quite a spine shivering experience | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Woeful underuse of some of RB's wonderful principals and soloists.
Having suffered a season of not knowing who is going to be dancing the lesser roles in RB productions, the realisation that sometimes it is these roles that can make or break a performance.
Not a happy year, all in all.
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Submitted by: | Anne Marriott | |
| Date | August 15, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | RB Onegin |
| Best New Production | ENB's Double Concerto | |
| Best Revival | BRB Nutcracker (never rested I know) | |
| Best Staging | Ballet Preljocaj's Helikopter | |
| Best Home Company | RB - only just and not good subsidy value compared to others | |
| Best Visiting Company | Alvin Ailey and Hubbard Street Dance | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | too few partnerships to be seen. Oaks and Edur always a thrill | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson, Ivan Putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | Anastasia Volochkova Company (but what legs and beauty!) | |
| Special Mention | Alvin Ailey and Hubbard Street enthralled - classy, wide ranging accessibe dance that cheers people. Why on earth do we have no UK companies like this? The increasing national acclaim for the work of Christopher Hampson and Cathy Marston - both created excellent works this year. RB's Lauren Cuthbertson | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sadness at seeing Miyako Yoshida's talents squandered RB doing nothing to develop younger choreographers ENB looking strong and right thinking Concern about anybodies ability to move RB forward amidst so much baggage and expectation... | |
Submitted by: | Bruce Marriott | |
| Date | August 15, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Onegin | |
| Best Revival | Giselle | |
| Best Staging | Giselle | |
| Best Home Company | R Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | NYCB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corrella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Cojacaru | |
| Best Partnership | Cojacaru/Kobburg | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Coppelia | |
| Special Mention | The rise and rise of Cojacaru | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | eugene merrett | |
| Date | August 15, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | A toss up between RB's Onegin and Carmen |
| Best New Production | Tryst, no question | |
| Best Revival | Coppelia | |
| Best Staging | Carmen | |
| Best Home Company | The Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | I wasn't too keen on the ones I saw... | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Yseult Lendvai | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru & Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Martin Harvey | |
| Most Promising Female | Lauren Cuthbertsen | |
| Worst Production | Tie between Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and Por Vos Muero | |
| Special Mention | Yseult Lendvai - her Tatiana was a reminder that there are great dancers outside the RB after all! Cojocaru and Kobborg in Giselle and in Leaves were just unforgettable. Tryst was mesmerising - more of the same please! Bussell and Bolle were so fresh and delightful in R&J, it surprisingly turned out to be one of my favourite performances ever. Cathy Marston's work in the Clore. Yoshida and Cope were a joy to watch in Don Q. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Ross Stretton. I tried to stay optimistic and open to him throughout the year but the hopeless gala and the general discontent in recent weeks has opened my eyes a little. The fact that a dancer of Miyako Yoshida's calibre has been ignored and wasted last season upsetted me. | |
Submitted by: | Sylvia | |
| Date | August 15, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin RB |
| Best New Production | Tryst RB | |
| Best Revival | Remanso RB | |
| Best Staging | Giselle RB | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Kirov (at the Maryinsky Galas) | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Oaks and Edur | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Natasha Oughtred | |
| Worst Production | Beyond Bach RB | |
| Special Mention | The Kirovs' Serenade, given at the Maryinsky Gala, was simply perfect in every way, and drew tears.
Miyako Yoshida who exemplifies grace and exquisite poise, with great philosophy in the face of advancing youth.
Zenaida Yanowsky who constantly amazes with her daring (In the Middle) and grandeur (Don Q, Nutcracker, Giselle.
Nicolas Le Riche, with incomparable stage presence in M and A, and R and J.
Oaks and Edur, who gave the best Don Q pas de deux I have ever seen at the Beryl Grey Gala.
Adam Cooper, even more talented than we thought, in On Your Toes and Onegin.
Vanessa Palmer, a great character actress who can still jump and bouree with the best.
and Please preserve us from any more ballets set to dreary Spanish songs | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Darcey Bussell, a real case of maternity bringing maturity, was fabulous in the In the Middle, radiant in Birthday Offering, and mesmerisingly flexible in Tryst. She held the Golden Jubilee Gala together. | |
Submitted by: | Michael Llewellyn | |
| Date | August 15, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Le Bayadere |
| Best New Production | Carmen | |
| Best Revival | Le Bayadere | |
| Best Staging | Tryst | |
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ???????? | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojacoru | |
| Best Partnership | Cojacuru & Corella | |
| Most Promising Male | Tom Whitehead | |
| Most Promising Female | Galiatzzi | |
| Worst Production | Don Quixote | |
| Special Mention | A special mention should go to Vanessa Palmer , a stalwart of the company , a true trouper, a most consumate actress/dancer in any role , no matter how small, see her harlot in Romeo & Juliet to see what i mean | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | David Morgan | |
| Date | August 14, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin RB |
| Best New Production | Tryst RB | |
| Best Revival | Apollo ENB | |
| Best Staging | Coppelia RB | |
| Best Home Company | BRB | |
| Best Visiting Company | NDT II | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru/Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Johannes Stepanek | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Beyond Bach RB | |
| Special Mention | Rojo and Cooper's last Onegin in Jan- breath taking. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The Jubilee Gala made me realise just how wrong Ross Stretton is for the post he holds at the RB. | |
Submitted by: | Jenny Graham | |
| Date | August 14, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin - RB |
| Best New Production | Double Concerto - ENB | |
| Best Revival | Coppelia - RB | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | The Trocks | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Alina Cojocaru/Johan kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Johannes Stepanek and Ivan Putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Don Q - RB | |
| Special Mention | ENB's last night spoof of 'Nutcracker.' It was really funny!
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| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Rachel | |
| Date | August 14, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | RB - Romeo & Juliet |
| Best New Production | RB - Tryst | |
| Best Revival | RB - A Month In The Country | |
| Best Staging | RB - La Bayadere | |
| Best Home Company | The Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | Didn't see any... | |
| Best Male Dancer | Roberto Bolle | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcey Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru / Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Martin Harvey | |
| Most Promising Female | Marianela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | Don Q - for endless cast changes | |
| Special Mention | Blown away by Cojocaru & Kobborg's Romeo & Juliet and the pdd by Nagao & Westmoreland in NBT's Madame Butterfly.
Dancers are a breed apart of course, but special mention should go to the staff at the ROH. Whether it be front of House staff, stage door or box office, they are some of the most courteous people I have encountered -particularly at the recent sale...so helpful! Thanks for making our visits so enjoyable. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The dancers of the RB always work incredibly hard, but I am extremely concerned at the way they have been treated this past year, and the casting indecision, lack of rehearsal time and injuries they have suffered. Appalling really... | |
Submitted by: | Pete | |
| Date | August 14, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | romeo and juliet |
| Best New Production | onegin | |
| Best Revival | who cares - enb | |
| Best Staging | carmen | |
| Best Home Company | royal ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | kirov | |
| Best Male Dancer | jonny cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | darcey bussell | |
| Best Partnership | cojocaru and kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | ivan putrov | |
| Most Promising Female | vanessa palmer | |
| Worst Production | golden jubilee bash | |
| Special Mention | lighting in most of royal ballet programs was very gloomy and dark bit brighter next season please
best moment was adam cooper as onegin | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | jules jones | |
| Date | August 13, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Beyond Bach | |
| Best Revival | Coppelia | |
| Best Staging | Onegin | |
| Best Home Company | RB (in theory) | |
| Best Visiting Company | not seen... | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru and Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Cervera | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | Leaves are fading | |
| Special Mention | Tamara Rojo in the Act II pdd from Giselle in Irek's gala. Breathtaking - she almost WAS a ghost, floating through the music. Fabulous - this number brought the house down. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Cojocaru and Kobborg! I'd been impressed by both of them separately at the end of last season, but really hadn't expected to be blown away by them in Onegin. This is a very special partnership (and that ballet was perfect for them) between two very special individuals. HOWEVER we do like to see other dancers occasionally! I haven't seen Yoshida ALL YEAR! | |
Submitted by: | Anneliese | |
| Date | August 13, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Onegin |
| Best New Production | Beyond Bach | |
| Best Revival | Coppelia | |
| Best Staging | Onegin | |
| Best Home Company | RB (in theory) | |
| Best Visiting Company | not seen... | |
| Best Male Dancer | Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru and Kobborg | |
| Most Promising Male | Cervera | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | Leaves are fading | |
| Special Mention | Tamara Rojo in the Act II pdd from Giselle in Irek's gala. Breathtaking - she almost WAS a ghost, floating through the music. Fabulous - this number brought the house down. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Cojocaru and Kobborg! I'd been impressed by both of them separately at the end of last season, but really hadn't expected to be blown away by them in Onegin. This is a very special partnership (and that ballet was perfect for them) between two very special individuals. HOWEVER we do like to see other dancers occasionally! I haven't seen Yoshida ALL YEAR! | |
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| Date | August 13, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle |
| Best New Production | None | |
| Best Revival | Dances from Napoli | |
| Best Staging | Giselle | |
| Best Home Company | RB (just) | |
| Best Visiting Company | didn't see one | |
| Best Male Dancer | Johan Kobborg | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Nunez/Acosta | |
| Most Promising Male | None | |
| Most Promising Female | Marianela Nunez | |
| Worst Production | Don Quixote - enjoyed it, but really it was poorly done | |
| Special Mention | ENB for taking quality ballet and little seen ballets out to the provinces, especially Bournonville | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | I re-evaluated going to Covent Garden with issues over ticket prices, ticketing procedures, choice of repertoire, casting and unreliability of advertised casting. | |
Submitted by: | Claire S | |
| Date | August 13, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB's Swan Lake |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Onegin (october, not summer) | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojucaru | |
| Best Partnership | Tamara Rojo and Adam Cooper in Onegin | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ENB's Cinderella!! SOOO dull, although lovely dancing from Monica Peregro | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | cathryn boast | |
| Date | August 13, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Giselle |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Nureyev's Don Quixote | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | ||
| Best Visiting Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Cojocaru & Corella | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Onegin | |
| Special Mention | Terrible under use of the 'older' dancers in RB and over use of the 'younger' to the point of injury!
And very interesting promotions at the end of the season in the RB. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | K | |
| Date | August 12, 2002 | |
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Best Production Overall | Royal Ballet's Onegin |
| Best New Production | Royal Ballet's Tryst | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Home Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Visiting Company | NDT1 | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Alina Cojocaru | |
| Best Partnership | Alina and Angel | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Northern Ballet's Dracula | |
| Special Mention | The stuffed Tiger in Bayadere looks as if it came straight off the shelves of Toys R Us! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
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