Tag Archives: Lowell Liebermann

Frankenstein, Royal Ballet, ROH, Covent Garden, May 2016

Posted on 5 May 2016

Liam Scarlett’s interest in German myth and murderous intrigue, already apparent in his ballets Hansel and Gretel and Sweet Violets, now finds its full flowering in Mary Shelley’s 1818 story of Victor Frankenstein. This meditation on loss, the yearning for love, and fear of the outsider shows the folly of taking on oneself the gods’ …

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Royal Ballet Triple: Viscera/ Infra/ Fool’s Paradise, Covent Garden, November 2012

Posted on 4 November 2012

This wonderful evening of dance featured two interesting works receiving their first performances by the Royal Ballet. First came Viscera by Liam Scarlett, commissioned by the Miami City Ballet and premiered in their home-town during January 2012. With costumes by Scarlett himself, beautifully pure lighting by John Hall, and music for piano and orchestra in three movements by American …

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