By Anne-Marie Elmby After 14 month’s delay, the Royal Danish Ballet finally performed John Neumeier’s Mahler’s 3rd Symphony (1975) at Operaen, the largest stage of the Royal Danish Theatre, on May 19. COVID restrictions meant there was a limited-capacity audience and the compromise of the Royal Danish Orchestra playing live from a studio, transmitted to
By Anne-Marie Elmby In June, nine Royal Danish Ballet dancers travelled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, organized by Cultural Adventures Copenhagen, which was founded in 2017 by former dancers Morten Eggert and Christian Hammeken. In July, another group from the company visited the Joyce Theater in New York, a trip organized by Ulrik Birkkjær (now a
by Anne-Marie Elmby A 10-year-long wish came true for artistic director Nikolaj Hübbe when he succeeded in getting George Balanchine’s complete three-part Jewels (1967) on the stage for the Royal Danish Ballet. A window in a jeweller’s shop in New York inspired Mr. B to create the ballet, and the Royal Danish dancers sparkled in Karinska’s jewel-adorned green, red and white costume designs. Gabriel Fauré’s melodious music offered fine