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Ballet.co Poll 98 Results |
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Below are your individual submissions for the Ballet.co Poll of 1998. 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 | pina bausch |
| Best New Production | elizabeth Lea | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | elizabeth Lea | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | elizabeth lea | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Liz is a great dancer, she will perform again at Jacksons lane in the near future, her dance is a mixture of calssical Indian and contempoary western. do not miss it!! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | lara platman ( laradance@mcmail.com ) | |
| Date | February 23, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Manon - Royal Ballet |
| Best New Production | La Corsaire ABT | |
| Best Revival | Midsummer Nights Dream NYCB/Enigma Var | |
| Best Staging | La Corsaire | |
| Best Company | ABT | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corrella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedev | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Sian Murphey | |
| Worst Production | Tinsel and Sawdust | |
| Worst Casting | Darcey Bussell in Manon | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Eugene Merrett ( Merr@ndirect.co.uk ) | |
| Date | February 23, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall |
1. Cruel Garden 2. Frankfurt Triple Bill at Sadler's 3. Edward II |
| Best New Production |
(Not a classic year....) Balanchine's "Midsummer Nights Dream" from Pacific Northwest Ballet (not new but new to these shores I think) Christopher Hampson kept pulling lots of new mini-firecrackers out of his bag. Cathy Marston had another good Dance Bites. Oliver Hindle produced a lovely piece for BRB as well. Ashley Page continues to generally depress. Deans new Romeo looked handsome but a balcony on wheels is really too appalling for words! | |
| Best Revival |
1. Cruel Garden 2. Prospect Before Us | |
| Best Staging |
1. BRB Nutcracker (brilliant!) 2. Cruel Garden (again I'm afraid) | |
| Best Company |
1. BRB - right mix of the stretching and the classic. Happy company where all muck-in
joint second: | |
| Best Male Dancer |
ENB's Thomas Edur Rambert's Paul Liburd and Irek can still move me like few others | |
| Best Female Dancer |
Gulp... 1. Miyako Yoshida (always spellbound and mucks in) 2. Sylvie Guillem (always spellbound - but we can't see so much of her!) 3. Tamara Rojo (too dramatic for words) 4. Agnes Oaks (smooth, smooth) 5. Sarah Wildor | |
| Best Partnership |
Durante and Mukhamedov (Manon only) Edur / Oaks Guillem /Cope Yoshida and Mukhamedov in Fille | |
| Most Promising Male |
BRB's Robert Parker RB's Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female |
RB's Mara Galeazzi RB's Chloe Davies (lots of good roles and moving forward) RB's Laura Morera (ditto but with a chilling look!) BRB's Nao Sakuma | |
| Worst Production | Babel Index - a complete and utter waste of space! | |
| Worst Casting | | |
| Special Mention |
Mukhamedov as Satan Tamara Rojo as Juliet Daria Klimentova (wish I had seen her before!) Jo Jewkes for battling on Jayne Regan for being such a splendid actress (and cook!) Sarah Wildor as Cinderella - hers is the only Cinders that has ever moved me. Dowell should be shot for not making her a principal already. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Yvonne Borree and Nilas Martins (of NYCB) in Due Concertant - blistering. NYCB in general for moving with the most steely grace and speed. Viv and Irek in Manon - they still have it.
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Submitted by: | Bruce Marriott ( bruce@ballet.co.uk ) | |
| Date | February 22, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Prospect Before Us |
| Best New Production | Cheating,Lying and Stealing | |
| Best Revival | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Staging | ENB R&J in the round | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Michael O' Hare | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Bussell/Zelensky | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker | |
| Most Promising Female | Tamara Rojo | |
| Worst Production | Enigma Variations | |
| Worst Casting | Meissner in Concerto | |
| Special Mention | Durante/Mukhamedov final pdd on the last night of Manon at Coliseum - riveting stuff !
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| Eye-opener of the Year | the emerging talent of Mara Galeazzi and Sarah Wildor's ability to move an audience (me anyway) | |
Submitted by: | Terence Nesbitt ( terry@halo.co.uk ) | |
| Date | February 22, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | ENB NUTCRACKER |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ENB NUTCRACKER | |
| Best Company | ENB | |
| Best Male Dancer | YAT SEN CHANG | |
| Best Female Dancer | DARIA KLIMENTOVA | |
| Best Partnership | EDUR & OAKS | |
| Most Promising Male | YAT SEN CHANG | |
| Most Promising Female | DARIA KLIMENTOVA | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | MIRIMELE | |
| Date | February 21, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Just Scratchin' the Surface | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | Cheating,Lying and Stealing | |
| Best Company | SB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Oakes | |
| Best Partnership | Durante & Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Shi Ning Lui | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | Mr Worldy Wise | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | The scarf dance in La Bayadere (BAD!!) compensated nevertheless by two beautiful Nikiyas (Darcey and Viviana) and an excellent Solor in Mukhamedov.
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| Eye-opener of the Year | Seeing Durante moved to tears in the standing ovation in Manon | |
Submitted by: | Beverley Lewis ( bevl@btinternet.com ) | |
| Date | February 18, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | ABT's Le Corsaire |
| Best New Production | ABT's The Snow Maiden | |
| Best Revival | Nacho Duato's Remanso | |
| Best Staging | ABT's Études with Giuseppe Picone , Stiefel and McKerrow | |
| Best Company | ABT | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Susan Jaffe | |
| Best Partnership | Agne Oaks & Thomas Edur | |
| Most Promising Male | the brazilian Marcelo Gomes (ABT) | |
| Most Promising Female | Gillian Murphy (ABT) | |
| Worst Production | Nutcracker (Cisne Negro Dance Company , Brazil) | |
| Worst Casting | Andrea Thomioka in Nutcracker (Cisne Negro) | |
| Special Mention | Anyone have ever seen a performance so wonderful as the ABT's Le Corsaire at Met , in New York ,specially with the incomparable presence of the exellent dancers Angel Corella and Paloma Herrera. This perfomance is completely unforgettable. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mikhail Baryshnikov , with his new styles of dance. | |
Submitted by: | Patricia ( makarova2 ) | |
| Date | February 17, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | Cheating, Lying, Stealing | |
| Best Revival | RB La Fille Mal Gardée | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden; RB Las Hermanas | |
| Best Company | Royal Ballet (but only by default - didn't see BRB!) | |
| Best Male Dancer | Simon Cooper as a terrifying Bull in C.G | |
| Best Female Dancer | Wildor's Manon; Rojo's Juliet | |
| Best Partnership | Guillem/Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker/Edward Watson - a toss-up! | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi - starting to look like real Principle material | |
| Worst Production | Vienna Festival Ballet's Swan Lake | |
| Worst Casting | Shi-Ning Liu as Alain in Fille | |
| Special Mention | Special merit awards to: Rambert Dance Co. for rehearsing in dust masks so that the first night at Sadler's Wells could go ahead; and the Royal Ballet dancers for keeping going with such good performances throughout a dreadful year.
The reopening of Sadler's WElls - how good to see the place with a decent-sized dance stage at last (wish I felt more pleased with most of the rest of it, though ...)
Dame Ninette reaching her 100th birthday - but what else could you expect of such a formidable figure?
Darcey Bussell having a partner (Zelensky) big enough to cope with her comfortably - it's made a huge difference to her dancing. Now if only he could encourage her dramatically in the same way ...
And, of course, I can't go without mentioning the appalling situation with the ROH management. A disgrace, and of course it's the performers who suffer for it. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | - William Forsythe's work, thanks to Ballett Frankfurt.
- The Judas Tree, thanks to Channel 4's close-up production. Now when are they going to release it on video?!
- Amazing difference in attitudes in the Press - their positive response to Sadler's Wells' reopening under such awful physical circumstances, only half-ready. Of course, if it'd been the Opera House doing the same, it would have been "ROH screws up again". | |
Submitted by: | Alison P ( ddaremoto@hotmail.com ) | |
| Date | February 11, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | Hunchback of Notre Dame | |
| Best Revival | La Fille etc RB | |
| Best Staging | ENB R&J | |
| Best Company | NBT | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Siobhan Davies | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Nao Sakuma | |
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | Anyone in Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Special Mention | Sylvie Guillem in Manon | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Five male principals quitting RB at same time | |
Submitted by: | pamela smith ( smithp@citysport.co.uk ) | |
| Date | February 10, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Rambert's Cruel Garden |
| Best New Production | Babel Index | |
| Best Revival | Prospect Before Us | |
| Best Staging | Ballett Frankfurt Enemy in the Figure | |
| Best Company | Ballett Frankfurt | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Yoshida/Sansom | |
| Most Promising Male | Carlos Acosta | |
| Most Promising Female | Ari Takahashi | |
| Worst Production | Faerie Feat | |
| Worst Casting | Luke Heydon as Tybalt (I know this is really1999) | |
| Special Mention | The fiasco with lights during a production of Mr Worldly Wise. Reviving Mr WW in the first place. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Miyako Yoshida's interpretation of Ashton. | |
Submitted by: | Neil Ainsworth ( pass ) | |
| Date | February 10, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Ballett Frankfurt Forsythe triple bill |
| Best New Production | Bintley's 'Protecting Veil' (poor year) | |
| Best Revival | SB 'Tales of Hoffmann' (bravery bonus) | |
| Best Staging | Reconstruction of 'Prospect Before Us' | |
| Best Company | B Frankfurt or Dutch National (Edin Fest) | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Guillem/Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | Carlos Acosta | |
| Most Promising Female | Tamara Rojo | |
| Worst Production | Schaufuss Tchaikovsky trilogy | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Decline in technique throughout companies; lazy feet, indecisive arms, lack of inquiry about aesthetic effect and stylistic details. Without technical command, dancers cannot express their imagination in ballet, tout court. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Brinkmanship and spinelessness at the Royal Ballet/Royal Opera House. Scottish Ballet's indomitability. | |
Submitted by: | Ismene Brown ( ismeneb@aol.com ) | |
| Date | February 06, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Edward 11 |
| Best New Production | Just Scratchin' the Surface | |
| Best Revival | La Fille Mal Gardee (RB) | |
| Best Staging | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Company | Siobhan Davies | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcey Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Nao Sakuma | |
| Worst Production | Cheating, Lying and Stealing | |
| Worst Casting | Cassidy as the Rake | |
| Special Mention | All the RB dancers for getting through a terrible year | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mara Galeazzi | |
Submitted by: | Sally Elliot ( sal@cverity.com ) | |
| Date | February 03, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB's Romeo & Juliet |
| Best New Production | Hunchback of Notre Dame (NB) | |
| Best Revival | Tales of Hoffman (SB) | |
| Best Staging | Hunchback | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Adam Cooper | |
| Best Female Dancer | Monica Zamora | |
| Best Partnership | Cooper & Wildor | |
| Most Promising Male | Chi Cao (BRB) | |
| Most Promising Female | Ari Takahashi (SB) | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Lynn Seymour's stepmother.
Luc Jacob's hunchback (all that makeup)
Lez Brotherston.
Deborah Bull's opinions!
Christopher Gable..... | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sunderland supporters!!! | |
Submitted by: | Ann Welsh ( Annwelsh@msn.com ) | |
| Date | February 02, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Cruel Garden |
| Best New Production | Planted Seeds | |
| Best Revival | Las Hermanas | |
| Best Staging | Enemy in the Figure | |
| Best Company | Ballett Frankfurt | |
| Best Male Dancer | Jonathan Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante as Manon | |
| Best Partnership | Wildor/Sansom | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | ENB Nutcracker | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Mukhamedov as Lescaut; Yoshida in Birthday Offering; Sarah Wildor in Fille and Rake's Progress | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Evelyn Taylor ( eve@proned.co.uk ) | |
| Date | February 01, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Swan Lake - Northern Ballet Theatre. |
| Best New Production | Hunchback of Notre Dame - NBT | |
| Best Revival | Cinderella - NBT | |
| Best Staging | Swan Lake - NBT | |
| Best Company | Northern Ballet Theatre | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Jayne Regan | |
| Best Partnership | Sylvie Guillem and Jonathan Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | None spring to mind. | |
| Most Promising Female | Chiaki Nagao (NBT) | |
| Worst Production | Bach with Bite - Adonais Ballet | |
| Worst Casting | William Trevitt (Mercutio - RB) | |
| Special Mention | Daniel de Andrade's impersonation of the Dancing Girl (and all his other performances through the year) and Jeremy Kerridge on roller skates - Swan Lake.
Sylvie Guillem as Manon.
Elizabeth Bartlett (sp?) as Death (Adonais Ballet)
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| Eye-opener of the Year | Huge improvement in the sets for Romeo and Juliet at the Festival Hall.
I sincerely hope the Royal Ballet don't go back to using the old ones at the new Opera House.
Deborah Bull! | |
Submitted by: | Caz ( algol@globalnet.co.uk ) | |
| Date | January 30, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Fille Mal Gardee - RB |
| Best New Production | Cheating, Lying and Stealing | |
| Best Revival | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | Rambert | |
| Best Male Dancer | Michael Nunn | |
| Best Female Dancer | Monica Zamora | |
| Best Partnership | Yoshida/Sansom | |
| Most Promising Male | Carlos Acosta | |
| Most Promising Female | Gillian Revie | |
| Worst Production | Mr Worldly Wise | |
| Worst Casting | Bull in the Two Pigeons on TV | |
| Special Mention | Sarah Wildor in all roles, Durante/Mukhamedov in Winter Dreams at Charity Gala , Sylvie Guillem as Manon, Laura Morera in all role/solos | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Anna Burnett ( __ ) | |
| Date | January 27, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Planted Seeds |
| Best New Production | BRB Edward II (New to me) | |
| Best Revival | All mush. wheres the originality? | |
| Best Staging | BRB Ed II | |
| Best Company | BRB most exciting by 100 miles (Apart from CBG of course!) | |
| Best Male Dancer | Alexie Sayle on Dance Night | |
| Best Female Dancer | Not Debbie Bull on Dance Night | |
| Best Partnership | Clinton and Lewinsky (Sorry) | |
| Most Promising Male | Adam Cooper (Down to earth) | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Micheal Corders Award winning Cinderella | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | All the dancers who had the misfortune to work for Gunter Falusy's Weiner Ballet Theatre for NO MONEY. He has now started Ballet Ireland and is raking in profits while most of those dedicated dancers are unemployed. Is there no justice?
Not for dancers outside the main companies it seems. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Planted Seeds which showed how wonderful dance can be at communicating human emotions and stories. What has happened that it is sooo far distant from anything happening in ballet today? Get real. | |
Submitted by: | Darius James ( cwmniballet@dial.pipex.com ) | |
| Date | January 27, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | NBT "A Christmas Carol" |
| Best New Production | NBT Hunchback of Notre Dame | |
| Best Revival | The Rake's Progress | |
| Best Staging | Hunchback | |
| Best Company | NBT! What else! | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov (as Lescaut) | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem (as Manon) | |
| Best Partnership | Guillem / Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | Daniel de Andrade (NBT) | |
| Most Promising Female | Larissa Wright (NBT)as Esmeralda | |
| Worst Production | The Prospect Before Us | |
| Worst Casting | Darcey Bussell in Checkmate (too scared of her daggers!) | |
| Special Mention | Jeremy Kerridge (excellent all-round performer)
Sarah Wildor (Rake's Progress)
Luc Jacobs as the Hunchback
Chiaki Nagao as Cinderella
Jayne Regan as Odette | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | NBT "A Christmas Carol" - sheer delight.
Larissa Wright - breath of fresh air! | |
Submitted by: | Jim Fowler ( jafowler@dmu.ac.uk ) | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | ENB R&J |
| Best New Production | Babel Index | |
| Best Revival | la Fille Mal Gardee (RB) | |
| Best Staging | ENB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | ENB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Durante and Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Ari Takahashi | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Rosato in Enigma Variations; Guillem in Manon | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Steve Coleman ( colemans@cwdc.co.uk ) | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | ABT Giselle |
| Best New Production | Planted Seeds | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | ABT | |
| Best Male Dancer | Angel Corella | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcey Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | Bussell/Zelensky | |
| Most Promising Male | Shi-Ning Liu | |
| Most Promising Female | Nao Sakuma | |
| Worst Production | RB Swan Lake | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Viv and Irek in Manon; Yoshida in Birthday Offering and Talisman | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Laura Morera and Mara Galeazzi | |
Submitted by: | Tess Marshall ( none ) | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | who cares? |
| Best New Production | handel's messiah | |
| Best Revival | square dance | |
| Best Staging | handel's messiah | |
| Best Company | carolina ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | timor bourtasenkov | |
| Best Female Dancer | tara mora | |
| Best Partnership | timor bortasenkov/melissa podcassy | |
| Most Promising Male | alain molina | |
| Most Promising Female | lilyan vigo | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | monica cohiba/bill jefferson | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | colin bissett ( cbcbissett@ibm.net ) | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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| Worst Production | ||
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| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | priske ( snazzy_83@hotmail.com ) | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | who cares? |
| Best New Production | handel's messiah | |
| Best Revival | square dance | |
| Best Staging | handel's messiah | |
| Best Company | carolina ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | timor bourtasenkov | |
| Best Female Dancer | tara mora | |
| Best Partnership | melisa podcasy/timor bourtasenkov | |
| Most Promising Male | alain molina | |
| Most Promising Female | lilyan vigo | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | monica cohiba/ bill jefferson | |
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | colin bissett ( cbcbissett@ibm.net ) | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Rambert's Cruel Garden |
| Best New Production | Just Scratchin the Surface- SB | |
| Best Revival | Fille mal gardee - SB | |
| Best Staging | NBTs Hunchback | |
| Best Company | Rambert | |
| Best Male Dancer | Conor O'Brien | |
| Best Female Dancer | Yurie Shinohara - SB guest | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Ari Takahashi - SB soloist | |
| Worst Production | Faerie Feat - SB | |
| Worst Casting | Campbell McKenzie as Michael Flatley in aforementioned F. Feat | |
| Special Mention | Most stunning bitofaballet - the Act 2 pas de deux in Balanchine's Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Carly Gillies ( clangillies@compuserve ) | |
| Date | January 26, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Manon |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Prospect Before Us | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Joseph Cipolla | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Edur and Oakes | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Chloe Davies | |
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Yoshida in the Ashton programme ; Mukhamedov in La Bayadere | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The ROH crisis | |
Submitted by: | David Fielding ( dav@btinternet.com ) | |
| Date | January 25, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Fille mal gardee/Enigma variations | |
| Best Staging | Prospect before us | |
| Best Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | William Trevitt | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Sarah Wildor/Bruce Sansom | |
| Most Promising Male | Carlos Acosta | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | ENB Nutcracker/Protecting Veil | |
| Worst Casting | Shi-ning Liu- Alain/Meissner-Concerto | |
| Special Mention | Galeazzi in Talisman pdd
Yoshida in Birthday Offering + Raymonda Act III
Gillian Revie for all the many roles
Igor Zelensky - awful in everything
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| Eye-opener of the Year | That government and the powers that be could seriously think of allowing the |RB
to go under. It is a disgrace and showed the true nature of
their commitment to the Arts.
Natalie McCann as Blue fouette girl in Les Patineurs
- she did it !
Acosta coming to tyhe old RB shows that they are not as bad as some would
have us believe... | |
Submitted by: | gerald dowler ( gd@cls.city-of-london.sch.uk ) | |
| Date | January 22, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Fille mal gardee/Enigma variations | |
| Best Staging | Prospect before us | |
| Best Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | William Trevitt | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Sarah Wildor/Bruce Sansom | |
| Most Promising Male | Carlos Acosta | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | ENB Nutcracker/Protecting Veil | |
| Worst Casting | Shi-ning Liu- Alain/Meissner-Concerto | |
| Special Mention | Galeazzi in Talisman pdd
Yoshida in Birthday Offering + Raymonda Act III
Gillian Revie for all the many roles
Igor Zelensky - awful in everything
| |
| Eye-opener of the Year | That government and the powers that be could seriously think of allowing the |RB
to go under. It is a disgrace and showed the true nature of
their commitment to the Arts.
Natalie McCann as Blue fouette girl in Les Patineurs
- she did it !
Acosta coming to tyhe old RB shows that they are not as bad as some would
have us believe... | |
Submitted by: | gerald dowler ( gd@cls.city-of-london.sch.uk ) | |
| Date | January 22, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | Swan Lake (My first Ballet !) |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | ||
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Sylvie Guillem / Jonathan Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | The Company's performance of Swan Lake (1998) | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sylvie Guillem's introduction to ballet (1998 - Swan Lake) | |
Submitted by: | Phillip Hallmark ( phillip@hallmark.u-net.com ) | |
| Date | January 22, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | The Prospect Before Us |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Las Hermanas | |
| Best Staging | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | RB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Yoshida and Sansom | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker | |
| Most Promising Female | Gillian Revie | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | Stuart Cassidy in the Rake's Progress | |
| Special Mention | Durante and Mukhamedov in Manon | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Laura Morera | |
Submitted by: | Sasha Lloyd ( sash@probe.co.uk ) | |
| Date | January 22, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | BRB Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | Enemy in the Figure | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Michael O'Hare | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sandra Madgwick | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson RB | |
| Most Promising Female | Nao Sakuma | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Sylvie Guillem in Manon and Raymonda; Darcey Bussell in La Bayadere | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sarah Wildor is an excellent actress | |
Submitted by: | Karen O'Brien ( blank ) | |
| Date | January 22, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | La Fille mal Gardee |
| Best New Production | Barbican Event 1 (Cunningham) | |
| Best Revival | The Prospect Before Us | |
| Best Staging | BRB's Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | Siobhan Davies | |
| Best Male Dancer | Thomas Edur | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Wildor | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Chi Cao | |
| Most Promising Female | Lei Zhao | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | Gillain Revie in anything by Ashton, especially Enigma and Birthday Offering | |
| Special Mention | Yoshida and Mukhamedov in 'Talisman';
Rachel Peppin's Juliet | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Post-Balanchine American choreography, as seen in NY Stars programme;
de Valois' rarely seen choreography - e.g. 'Gods go a-Begging' | |
Submitted by: | Jane Simpson ( jhpsim@ibm.net ) | |
| Date | January 21, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | Manon |
| Best New Production | Babel Index | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | RB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Carlos Acosta | |
| Best Female Dancer | Deborah Bull | |
| Best Partnership | Yoshida/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Shi Ning Lui | |
| Most Promising Female | Chloe Davies | |
| Worst Production | Cheating,Lying and Stealing | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Bull in In the Middle etc.; Sylvie and Viv in Manon; Irek as des Grieux; Yoshida in Talisman; Sylvie as Raymonda | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mara Galeazzi | |
Submitted by: | Charlotte Evans ( cevans@btinternet.com ) | |
| Date | January 20, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | Cheating, Lying and Stealing | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | Enemy in the Figure | |
| Best Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Stuart Cassidy | |
| Best Female Dancer | Tamara Rojo | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Sylvie Guillem in Raymonda,
Wildor in Rake's Progress | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mara Galeazzi | |
Submitted by: | Annette Browes ( annb@philo.com ) | |
| Date | January 18, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | ENB Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | Planted Seeds | |
| Best Revival | Las Hermanas | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | RB | |
| Best Male Dancer | William Trevitt | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Edur/Oakes | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Guillem and Durante as Manon, Bussell as Raymonda, Sarah Wildor in Rake's Progress | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The near mass redundancies of dancers at RB and the whole fiasco generally | |
Submitted by: | Alex Mitchell ( mitcha@box.com ) | |
| Date | January 14, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | BRB Edward 11 |
| Best New Production | Just Scratchin' the Surface | |
| Best Revival | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Paul Liburd | |
| Best Female Dancer | Monica Zamora | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | ENB R&J in round | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | The fact that Sarah Wildor has not yet been promoted to principal
Bull for her role as spokeswoman for arts etc.
Yoshida and Galeazzi for elevating the level of dancing in Mr WW making the finished product more than the raw ingredients | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Yoshida for bringing class and elegance to Talisman pdd | |
Submitted by: | Philip Redman ( redmanp@halo.co.uk ) | |
| Date | January 13, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | Manon |
| Best New Production | Babel Index | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | ENB R&J in round | |
| Best Company | ENB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Bussell/Zelensky | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker | |
| Most Promising Female | Chloe Davies | |
| Worst Production | Mr Worldly Wise | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Bussell/Zelensky in La Bayadere, Durante/Mukhamedov Manon | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mara Galaezzi generally | |
Submitted by: | Melanie Chadwick ( mel@global.com ) | |
| Date | January 13, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | 'The Art of Touch' on Dance Night |
| Best New Production | 1 Babel Index; 2 Circle of Fifths | |
| Best Revival | Prospect Before Us - BRB | |
| Best Staging | Nutcracker - BRB | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Bruce Sansom | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Wildor | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson RB (longshot - Ricardo Cervera at RB) | |
| Most Promising Female | 1. Nao Sakuma (BRB) 2. Laura Morera (RB) | |
| Worst Production | Cheating, Lying, Stealing | |
| Worst Casting | Gillian Revie in Ashton; Peter Abegglen as Ugly Sister as an example of the awful treatment of character roles | |
| Special Mention | Sarah Wildor's entrance in Rake's Progress (real hair-standing-at-back-of-neck stuff);
Bruce Sansom's speech at Sadler's Wells apologising for delays due to Union negotiations and the way the applause went on and on;
Michael Kaiser saying ROH has enough money and that they now have to deliver the goods. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Roy Simpson ( roysim@ibm.net ) | |
| Date | January 12, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | La Bayadere |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Rambert's Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | RB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Igor Zelensky | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Chloe Davies | |
| Worst Production | Cheating,Lying and Stealing | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Revie in Las Hermanas | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Yoshida in Ashton ballets | |
Submitted by: | Debbie Adams ( deb@eros.co.uk ) | |
| Date | January 11, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | La Fille Mal Gardee | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Company | ||
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Darcey Bussell | |
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | Shi Ning Liu | |
| Most Promising Female | Gillian Revie | |
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Chloe Davies in Concerto | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Kate Harrop-Allin ( 142@trinity.croydon.sch.uk ) | |
| Date | January 11, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | ENB R&J in the round |
| Best New Production | Planted Seeds | |
| Best Revival | BRB Still life at the Penguin Cafe | |
| Best Staging | Enemy in the Figure | |
| Best Company | Ballett Frankfurt | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sylvie Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Shi-Ning Liu | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | The Stuffed Tiger in La Bayadere for a brilliant performance | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | the dramatic gifts of Sarah Wildor | |
Submitted by: | Kathy Brewer ( blank ) | |
| Date | January 11, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | BRB Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | Babel Index | |
| Best Revival | Las Hermanas | |
| Best Staging | ||
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Wildor/Sansom | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | Swan Lake RB | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Sleeping Beauty vertigo inducing sets
Bussell in Raymonda - excellent
Bull in In the Middle Somewhat etc.
| |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Sarah Wildor's versatility as an actress | |
Submitted by: | Josh Richards ( richardsj@zeno.comire ) | |
| Date | January 08, 1999 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Edward 11 |
| Best New Production | Cheating, Lying and Stealing | |
| Best Revival | ||
| Best Staging | BRB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Inaki Urlezaga | |
| Best Female Dancer | Monica Zamora | |
| Best Partnership | Bussell/Zelensky | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Gillian Revie | |
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Viv/Irek Manon and their first pdd in Act I of La Bayadere
Sarah Wildor in all her roles | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Galeazzi's development | |
Submitted by: | Penny Jenkins ( penj@topco.com ) | |
| Date | January 07, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | Manon |
| Best New Production | Planted Seeds | |
| Best Revival | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | ENB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | ENB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mkhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Wildor | |
| Best Partnership | Edur/Oakes | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | Mr Worldly Wise | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Viviana Durante in Manon | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mara Galaezzi | |
Submitted by: | Steve Kelly ( kellys@teldat.co.uk ) | |
| Date | January 07, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | ABT Giselle |
| Best New Production | ABT Corsair | |
| Best Revival | ABT Fancy Free | |
| Best Staging | ABT Les Patineurs with Ethan Stiefel | |
| Best Company | ABT | |
| Best Male Dancer | Vladimir Malakhov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Amanda McKerrow | |
| Best Partnership | Malakhov & McKerrow | |
| Most Promising Male | Marcelo Games (ABT) | |
| Most Promising Female | Olga Konobeyeva (ABT) | |
| Worst Production | Hamburg Bernstein program | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Stiefel & Corella as Albrecht; Anna Liceica's pristine classicism; versatile Giuseppe Picone's addition to ABT's already impressive male roster; Stiefel's hoot of a
Conrad. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Richard Wallace ( lncouch@ingress.com ) | |
| Date | January 06, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | Manon |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | The Nutcracker - BRB | |
| Best Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Michael Nunn | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Guillem/Cope | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Gillian Revie | |
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Durante/Mukhamedov in last night of Manon - just brilliant. Galeazzi in Concerto | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Wildor in Rake's Progress | |
Submitted by: | Emma Stewart ( stewarte@pret.com ) | |
| Date | January 06, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | The Prospect Before Us - BRB |
| Best New Production | Cheating, Lying and Stealing | |
| Best Revival | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov for artistry | |
| Best Female Dancer | Sarah Wildor | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov-best since Dowell/Sibley | |
| Most Promising Male | Shi-Ning Lui | |
| Most Promising Female | Laura Morera | |
| Worst Production | Mr Worldly Wise | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Laura Morera in her brief solo in Raymonda - delightful ! Mukhamedov is the best male dancer for me as in spite of slowing down, his sheer artistry and presence are hard to beat. He was wonderful in Manon, and his sense of melodrama in Bayadere was perfect. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Mara Galeazzi | |
Submitted by: | Elaine Rowe ( rowee@fixit.com ) | |
| Date | January 06, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | The Prospect Before Us - BRB |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | In the Middle Somewhat Elevated | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov, particularly if you tak | |
| Best Female Dancer | ||
| Best Partnership | ||
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Elaine Rowe ( rowee@fixit.com ) | |
| Date | January 06, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | BRB Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | Las Hermanas | |
| Best Staging | ENB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | Ballett Frankfurt | |
| Best Male Dancer | Irek Mukhamedov | |
| Best Female Dancer | Viviana Durante | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | Sarah Wildor's moving portrayal in the Rake's Progress, Durante/Mukhamedov in Manon | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | judith blackwood ( blackwoodj@eco.co.uk ) | |
| Date | January 05, 1999 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | Manon |
| Best New Production | didn't see anything new | |
| Best Revival | RB In the Middle, Somewhat elevated | |
| Best Staging | ENB Nutcracker | |
| Best Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Michael Nunn - Cope is close second | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | ||
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi - just lovely | |
| Worst Production | Enigma Variations - Ugh! | |
| Worst Casting | anyone with the misfortune to be in the above | |
| Special Mention | Durante/Mukhamedov in Manon
Yoshida in Swan Lake and Talisman Pas de Deux
Rosato in Enigma Variations (the best thing about it)
| |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Christina McDermott - she no longer looks like so much Sarah Ferguson in a tutu (sorry Christina) and was v.impressive as the mistress in Manon
Deborah Bull for her eloquent role as spokeswoman for ballet and the arts (as well as being a lovely dancer) | |
Submitted by: | Jessica Hanner ( jhanner@cc.ernsty.co.uk ) | |
| Date | December 30, 1998 | |
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Best Production Overall | Shobana Jayasingh Double Bill,The Place |
| Best New Production | Babel Index (Dance Umbrella) | |
| Best Revival | Rambert's Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | Ballett Frankfurt's Enemy in the Figure | |
| Best Company | Ballett Frankfurt | |
| Best Male Dancer | Jonathan Burrows | |
| Best Female Dancer | Siobhan Davies | |
| Best Partnership | Sarah Nicholls/David Hughes (Bhuller's Planted Seeds) | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | RBs Swan Lake | |
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | The wonderful interaction of dance and architecture in Babel Library | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | The astonishingly rich blend of dancers, choreography, sets and lighting in Forsythe's 'Enemy in the Figure'. | |
Submitted by: | Jeanette Siddall ( stuart.sweeney@which.net ) | |
| Date | December 23, 1998 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB's gorgeous Nutcracker |
| Best New Production | oops, nothing new this year.... | |
| Best Revival | BRB's gorgeous Nutcracker.... | |
| Best Staging | ENB's Nutcracker (shame about the choreography) | |
| Best Company | brb | |
| Best Male Dancer | Trevitt. | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Viv & Irek, who else? | |
| Most Promising Male | Shi-Ning Liu - give him another year and just watch him go! | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi - bringing class, style and musicianship to everything she does. | |
| Worst Production | I don't go to things I expect to be rotten.... | |
| Worst Casting | Leanne Benjamin in Don Q pdd - not sensible with an injury.... | |
| Special Mention | The lovely Genesia Rosato as Lady Elgar. Moved me to tears - and I really can't stand the music! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Debbie & Darcey - extensive video/TV coverage (some old, some new) has caused me to consider carefully their relative standing. One over, one under valued, I think! | |
Submitted by: | Anneliese Handley ( aehandley@dera.gov.uk ) | |
| Date | December 22, 1998 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB's Edward II |
| Best New Production | Bruce's Four Scenes for Rambert | |
| Best Revival | Rambert's Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | Rambert's Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Jonathan Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | Yoshida, just ahead of Guillem | |
| Best Partnership | Durante & Mukhamedov | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Galeazzi, for getting to grips with Concerto | |
| Worst Production | Sawdust and Tinsel | |
| Worst Casting | Odd choices in the Ashton prog, esp Revie | |
| Special Mention | Sarah Wildor in Rake and with Sansom in the excerpt from Gods Go a-begging at the de Valois tribute: just right.
Guillem in Raymonda: awesome.
The New York dancers over here in August: please come back ! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Van Manen at Edinburgh. I really wish I'd seen more of this, and I'd like to see British companies doing some of his work.
| |
Submitted by: | Lynette Halewood ( halewood@logica.com ) | |
| Date | December 22, 1998 | |
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Best Production Overall | The Prospect Before Us - BRB |
| Best New Production | Just Scratchin' The Surface - SB | |
| Best Revival | Las Hermanas - RB | |
| Best Staging | The Nutcracker - BRB | |
| Best Company | Royal Ballet | |
| Best Male Dancer | Paul Liburd - Rambert | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida - RB | |
| Best Partnership | Bruce Sansom and Miyako Yoshida - RB | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson - RB | |
| Most Promising Female | Ari Takahashi - SB | |
| Worst Production | Faerie Feat - SB (just pips ENB R&J) | |
| Worst Casting | Stuart Cassidy in Hermanas | |
| Special Mention | Roberto Bolle's amazing . . . ronde de jambe/everything! The heavenly revival of The Prospect Before Us and The Rake's Progress. Bring back more De Valois!
The Royal Ballet's men - there's an awful lot of good ones out there. The corps of the RB who managed to get their acts firmly together despite an appalling year for company morale.
Robert Parker (BRB) - getting better and better and better. . . Ari Takahashi (SB) - how long until she's poached by a larger company?
Seeing AMP's Swan Lake in New York! | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Gillie Revie (RB) - from Hermanas onwards, she seemed on much better form this year, with a well-deserved promotion to First Soloist. | |
Submitted by: | Jenny Delaney ( clanwilliam@bigfoot.com ) | |
| Date | December 21, 1998 | |
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Best Production Overall | Manon (excluded from the next two) |
| Best New Production | Planted Seeds (Darshan Singh Bhuller) | |
| Best Revival | Las Hermanas (Revie/Morera/Davis, cast) | |
| Best Staging | Cruel Garden | |
| Best Company | Ballett Frankfurt | |
| Best Male Dancer | Paul Liburd | |
| Best Female Dancer | Shobana Jayasingh Company (collectively) | |
| Best Partnership | Durante/Mukhamedev | |
| Most Promising Male | Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | Mara Galeazzi | |
| Worst Production | Nothing spectacularly bad - what will happen to future Golden Turkey Awards? {Ed: Golden Turkey is a lifetime award(!). Only the worst productions in the last year go here} | |
| Worst Casting | Mukhamedev hamming it up in Act I of MrWW | |
| Special Mention | 1)The end of the harrowing 30 minute second Act of 'Planted Seeds' about the plight of Muslim women at the hands of Bosnian Serbs. After the achingly beautiful sounds of Gorecki's 3rd Symphony faded away, you could heard a pin drop in a full QEH - an astonishing moment.
2) The schools event 'Swansong in Focus' at Sadler's Wells with 1500 young people entranced with excellent, modern and relevant dance. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Not so much a change as an even higher elevation of the reputation of MacMillan. The full length ballets 'Manon' and 'Romeo and Juliet' together with the shorter 'Las Hermanas' and 'Concerto' were all wonderful in a wide range of styles. I suspect that his reputation will continue to grow for some time yet and one can only wish that he had had more praise rather demands for his dismissal during his life. | |
Submitted by: | Stuart Sweeney ( stuart.sweeney@which.net ) | |
| Date | December 21, 1998 | |
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Best Production Overall | BRB Edward |
| Best New Production | ||
| Best Revival | BRB Still life at Penguin Cafe | |
| Best Staging | BRB Nutcraker | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | Michael O'Hare | |
| Best Female Dancer | Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | Joseph Cipolla & Monica Zamora | |
| Most Promising Male | Robert Parker | |
| Most Promising Female | ||
| Worst Production | ||
| Worst Casting | ||
| Special Mention | ||
| Eye-opener of the Year | ||
Submitted by: | Pauline Stammers ( P.S.Stammers@bham.ac.uk ) | |
| Date | December 21, 1998 | |
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|
Best Production Overall | BRB Edward II |
| Best New Production | ENB R&J in the Round | |
| Best Revival | Ramberts Cruel Garden | |
| Best Staging | BRB Edward II | |
| Best Company | BRB | |
| Best Male Dancer | RB's Jonathan Cope | |
| Best Female Dancer | RB's Miyako Yoshida | |
| Best Partnership | ENB's Agnes Oaks and Thomas Edur | |
| Most Promising Male | RB's Edward Watson | |
| Most Promising Female | RB's Sian Murphy | |
| Worst Production | Motion House Dance Theatre (at High Wycombe) or 'Alice - Dreams in Wonderland' by Alexander Roy London Ballet Theatre, or Merce Cunningham at the Barbican | |
| Worst Casting | Stewart Cassidy as the Rake | |
| Special Mention | Agnes Oaks in Act II pdd from Giselle in 'Dash'. Held a balance so long she could almost have turned into a statue before our eyes. | |
| Eye-opener of the Year | Balanchine as narrative choreographer - Midsummer Night's Dream by Pacific North West Ballet at teh Edinburgh Festival. | |
 Submitted by: | Anne Marriott ( email via bruce@ballet.co.uk ) | |
| Date | December 20, 1998 | |
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