Bolshoi Ballet ‘Le Corsaire’, ‘La Bayadere’ - 05.08.2007
London, Coliseum © Jeffery Taylor Former dancer, Dance Critic and an Arts feature writer for the Sunday Express.
...The sublime Svetlana Zakharova is Medora, sold into slavery but adored by pirate chief Conrad, Denis Matvienko, who dispenses Errol Flynn charm by the bucket load... ... The amazing Matvienko dances with a physical commitment that takes him and us to the edge, and all with an insouciant grin.
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