Sorry if I’m a bit late to the party, but I went to see the quad bill last night (31/5), with Sambe, Takada replacing Hayward, Mendizabal, Hay and Stix-Brunell in Vertiginous, Naghdi and Zucchetti in Tarantella, Osipova, Watson, Ball and Bonelli in Strapless and Laura Morera in Symphonic. I decided to go not because of the programme but because of the casting, this seemed a good opportunity to see many of my favourites in one go!
With Vertiginous, I really liked the green tutus and Sambe was wonderful as usual. However, the highlight for me was Akane – definitely wasn’t expecting her to stun me like she did, I saw a bit of her once before but I was floored this time round! A super fast thrilling ballet, like Tarantella – Zucchetti’s jumps, swagger and musicality were great and Naghdi’s pirouettes from fifth, batterie and attitude turns were so good. Lovely cute humorous piece.
Strapless was boring but Osipova danced well. Wanted to see the Watson-Ball relationship develop a bit more. Symphonic was my absolute favourite – such an amazing dance. I’ve seen Morera twice before (Anastasia and R+Juliet) and she was so stunning in this. Loved Luca Acri and Rovero was so so good, loved that an Aud Jebsen dancer was paired with a principal. No surprise that he’s entering the company next year (according to the website). From what I heard people really enjoyed the night, as did I. Would have gone to see it again had it not been the last run!
