Francesca Annis and Hussein Chalayan execute their debuts,Carlos Acosta does Carmen, and Dance Umbrella perform on the roof of a multi-storey car parkThe all-male Trocks remain one of the lesson acts of ballet, or their comic parodies fizzing with wit,slapstick and a fanatical attention to style. Men in tutus and size-12 shoes evoke some of the great ballerinas from history, as well as dancing their princely partners. Featured in this UK tour are extracts from familiars like Swan Lake, and less well-known works like recede for Barocco (the Trocks’ blissful Balanchine satire),and a Don Quixote that promises to brilliantly max up the swagger of Petipa’s classic.
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Source: theguardian.com