Royal Opera House, London; Jerwood Dance House, IpswichThe perfect poise of Marianela Nuñez rounds off a dazzling Jewels. And the Little Match Girl is alive and well in IpswichJewels, created by George Balanchine in 1967, is sometimes said to be the first abstract three-act ballet. In fact it is a triptych of works, with music by different composers, united only by the rarefied sparkle of their titles. Viewed in t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM on December 21, 2013