Director, English National Ballet School
School recap: http://www.enbschool.org.uk/news.php?ref=dance-europe-summer-performance-review
“The highlight of the show was Valcarcel’s staging of extracts from Sleeping Beauty,retaining most of Petipa’s choreography with additions by Valcarcel and the artistic staff. Using English National Ballet’s Act III set and costumes, but adding in the Garland Dance from Act I, this was exceptionally well rehearsed and produced, with some excellent dancing.”
British Theatre Guide of the ENBS Summer Performance.
Review link: http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/summer-performa-new-wimbledon-t-16139
“Excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty are the crowning point of the evening. Featuring students from all year groups, Carlos Valcárcel and his artistic staff present a choreographic adaptation of Petipa’s classic. In the role of Princess Aurora is Remi Nakano, who joins Atlanta Ballet ll, the programme and pathway to joining Atlanta Ballet as a full company member. Highly musical, Nakano’s ripened and serene technique is more akin to an accomplished soloist than a fresh graduate. Partnered by Yuki Nonaka as the Prince, who joins Sarasota Ballet, together they deliver a valiant alliance in the grand pas de deux.”
SeeingDance Review of the ENBS Summer Performance.
Review link: http://www.seeingdance.com/enbs-11072018/
“There was a buzz in Wimbledon on this hot summer night. It was not only the English National Ballet School who were on show; tennis fans were out on the streets watching play on huge public screens and football aficionados were filling the pubs to cheer their team on. For ballet fans at the New Wimbledon Theatre the performance was equally exciting and equally world class.
Concerto choreographed by the new Director of Dance, Carlos Valcárcel, is a ballet both beautiful to watch and one that serves its purpose in displaying the wealth of school talent at all levels. It was colour coded from grey to dark blue, designating the three student years, but the work was cleverly coordinated to maintain a fluid structure.”
SeeingDance says:
Students shine in English National Ballet School’s Winter Showcase
“Standing almost alone among the vocational dance schools, English National Ballet School stage a mid-year showcase. This year, new director of dance Carlos Valcárel shook the usual programme up a little, dropping the choreographed exhibition of class work. But that still left a more than interesting evening of excerpts from the classics that connected with English National Ballet’s current repertory, contemporary work, and some very promising student choreography.”
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