Aladdin
From: Wednesday, 20th March 2013
To: Sunday, 24 March 2013
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Synopsis
Based on the One Thousand and One Nights fable. Aladdin tells the story of the young man and his magic lamp, his love for a Princess and , of course, his fantastical adventures - including his encounters with an evil Magician and his journey on a magic carpet.
Our Review:
22 March 2013
A sinistral sorcerer, a pair of star-crossed lovers thwarted by descent, a levitating genie and a plot that criss-crosses from one supernatural state to the next; no wonder Aladdin has served as fodder to so many choreographers. Brave choreographers, it should be said, as Aladdin is essentially a story that exists in two cultural spheres: the sanitized Disney version and the darker, more maleficent folk tale that stems from The Book of a One Thousand and One Nights. Too often theatrical interpretations verge on the edge of pantomime or, worse yet, attempt to merge the two vastly different versions together.
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Aladdin not only leaves histrionics at home but stays beautifully faithful to the ancient Middle Eastern version while concurrently disarming the Disney generation. Artistic director David Bintley originally choreographed the piece for the National Ballet of Japan, a company lauded more for technique than na...
Creative
David Bintly (Choreographer)
Carl David (Music)
Dick Bird (Design)
Sue Blane (Costume)
Mark Jonathan (Lighting)
Birmingham Royal Ballet (Company)
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