PUTROV PRODUCTIONS
AGAINST THE STREAM
AGAINST THE STREAM
On April 7, 2019, stars from top ballet companies worldwide came together for the Against the Stream gala at the London Coliseum, produced by Ivan Putrov.
Galas come and galas go, but this one had a gravitas that is uncommon to the genre. There was clarity of purpose and thoughtfulness in curation that is generally lacking when faced with the usual helter-skelter of trying to muster a gala programme of any kind in the face of injuries, visa problems and conflicting commitments.
By Graham Watts, 9 April 2019
Ivan Putrov, former principal with The Royal Ballet and an internationally acclaimed producer and dancer, returned to the London Coliseum with an outstanding cast of leading dancers from some of the world’s great ballet companies. His new production, Against the Stream, celebrates the hugely influential work of the great choreographers who broke with tradition and changed the face of dance – from Robbins and Balanchine in New York, Lifar and Nureyev in Paris, Vaganova and Yacobson in St Petersburg and Ashton and MacMillan in London.
Dancers include Matthew Ball from The Royal Ballet, Mathieu Ganio, Paris Opera Ballet, Dmitry Zagrebin, Royal Swedish Ballet, and Katja Khaniukova, English National Ballet, performing works by those giants whose belief, vision and persistence created the rich and varied world of dance we have today.
Main photo credit: James Bort and Christine Kreiselmaier
