Japan Tour / November 2018 (Day 13)

Everything is running at top speed for the last two Swan Lake performances in Tokyo before we will leave for Fukuoka on Monday: Anna Osadcenko and David Moore rehearsed for their performance on Saturday morning while on Saturday afternoon Adhonay Soares gave his debut as Prince Siegfried alongside his swan queen Elisa Badenes. During the almost sold out performance he took the audience by storm and earned lots of spontaneous applause. Congratulations! Special mention must be made of our corps de ballet, especially the ladies, which has been dancing with unflagging enthusiasm and on a very high level in all performances.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

During Swan Lake rehearsal with Tamas Detrich, Andria Hall, Rolando D’Alesio, Yseult Lendvai, Marc Ribaud, Agnes Su as well as Wolfgang Heinz and Valery Laenko

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore as Odette and Prince Siegfried

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Anna Osadcenko and David Moore

Afternoon performance: Pas de six with Adhonay Soares da Silva, Hyo-Jung Kang, Diana Ionescu, Veronika Verterich, Miriam Kacerova and Angelina Zuccarini

Diana Ionescu in the pas de six

Fernanda De Souza Lopes

Our charming Brazilian gentlemen: Adhonay Soares da Silva with Moacir de Oliveira and Noan Alves

During the break: Swan Aiara Iturrioz Rico and Rothbart Matteo Crockard-Villa

Swan Queen Elisa Badenes

Elisa Badenes and the corps de ballet

Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes

Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes

Rocio Aleman as Spanish princess

Sinead Brodd as Hungarian princess

Jessica Fyfe as Russian pincess

The Russian princess’ ladies

Angelina Zuccarini as Neapolitan princess and her companion Timoor Afshar

Elisa Badenes as Odile

Short break for Elisa Badenes

Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da Silva

Our corps de ballet ladies

Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da SIlva during the final applause

Dancer’s view on the final applause

Japan Tour / November 2018 (Day 10)

Once again a full day in the Bunka Kaikan Theater: in the morning a stage rehearsal and in the evening the dress rehearsal, both for Swan Lake. Parallel to all that there are more interviews and photo shoots taking place; the media interest in the dancers is high! Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da Silva dance the dress rehearsal. Adhonay will have his debut as Prince Siegfried on Saturday here in Tokyo, we all wish him the very best.

Photos: Roman Novitzky

Fraser Roach ready for the first act

Physiotherapist Gretus Mossig works on Aurora de Mori’s feet while Diana Ionescu prepares her pointes shoes

Adhonay: a new prince is born

Elisa Badenes on stage: magnificent

Our beautiful swans

Angelika Bulfinsky with all the supers

Angelika Bulfinsky with her young supers for the third act

Elisa has fun with/as Odile

Miriam Kacerova in her dressing room just before going onstage

Multitasking: Elisa Badenes in the expert hands of makeup artist Jenny Drechsler-Vogel and dresser Susanne Klein

Elisa Badenes: even swan queens need to take a break – and stay warm!

Lovely ladies

Swans on the wing, or rather in the wings

Room for improvement: corrections for the dancers

Martí Fernández Paixà checks to see if any corrections are for him

Bangkok Tour // October 2017 (Day 8)

Rehearsing for a special moment! Soloist Adhonay Soares da Silva will have his debut in the leading role of Petrucchio in The Taming of the Shrew in Bankok. Artististic Director Reid Anderson explains the final nuances in a Pas de deux rehearsal, together with our Principal Dancer Elisa Badenes. We keep our fingers crossed…

Artistic Director Reid Anderson in rehearsal for The Taming of the Shrew with Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da Silva, who will have his debut in the leading role of Petrucchio in Bangkok.

Reid Anderson rehearses Elisa Badenes and Adhonay Soares da Silva.

Reid Anderson – with Elisa Badenes – shows Adhonay Soares da Silva the correct grips.

Ballet Master Krzysztof Nowogrodzki helpfully pulls the horse for Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes for the first scene of the second act.

Nothing is as easy as it looks: even the “gymnastics” on the “horse” have to be rehearsed. Here with Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes.

Artistic Director Reid Anderson explains the humor of the scene to Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes.

Practicing the famous “Shrew” lift: Adhonay Soares da Silva and Elisa Badenes double check the position in the mirror, while Ballet Master Krzysztof Nowogrodzki spots Elisa to ensure she does not fall, and Reid Anderson observes the lift he himself danced so many times.

Reid Anderson explains the nuances and details of the Pas de deux to Elisa Badenes, Adhonay Soares da Silva and Krzysztof Nowogrodzki.

CHINA // OCTOBER 2016 (Day 6)

Times flies … Today is already our last day in Shanghai – and for the first time it’s also a bit sunny! At the performance last night, the audience was able to enjoy some debuts: David Moore danced Romeo for the first time, Adhonay Soares da Silva had his debut as Benvolio and in the orchestra pit Alina Godunov had her debut as conductor. Here are the new photos … :)

Company class on the stage of the Shanghai Grand Theatre

Barre with a view :)

David Moore before his Debut as Romeo

David Moore before his Debut as Romeo with the dresser Johanna Doring

Make up artist Jenny Drechsler-Vogel turning Elisa Badenes into Juliet

Elisa Badenes and Susanne Klein

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

The second act is about to start!

David Moore as Romeo

Sonia Santiago as Juliet’s nurse, Adhonay Soares da Silva as Benvolio and Robert Robinson as Mercutio

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

Melinda Witham as Lady Capulet and Matteo Crockard-Villa as the dead Tybalt

The carnival dancers: Agnes Su, Aurora de Mori, Fabio Adorisio and Matteo Miccini

David Moore as Romeo, Elisa Badenes as Juliet

Alina Godunov conducting the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra