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Hanna Weibye

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Hanna trained as a historian at the University of Cambridge and wrote a PhD thesis on Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, the inventor of "German gymnastics". As well as regularly reviewing dance in London, she has produced, choreographed for and danced in ballet and contemporary shows in Cambridge.

Articles By Hanna Weibye

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet, Sadler's Wells review - heart-stopping drama

Saturday, 10 August 2019 Read more...

The Bright Stream, Bolshoi Ballet review - a gem of a comedy

Thursday, 08 August 2019 Read more...

Spartacus, Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Opera House review - no other company could pull this off

Wednesday, 31 July 2019 Read more...

The Firebird triple bill, Royal Ballet review - generous programme with Russian flavour

Thursday, 06 June 2019 Read more...

Shostakovich Trilogy, San Francisco Ballet, Sadler's Wells review - less than the sum of its parts

Saturday, 01 June 2019 Read more...

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells - vivid, enchanting

Saturday, 15 December 2018 Read more...

Swan Lake, Royal Ballet review - beautiful, heartfelt

Saturday, 19 May 2018 Read more...

Ballet's Dark Knight - Sir Kenneth MacMillan, BBC Four review – hagiography and home videos

Monday, 07 May 2018 Read more...

Voices of America, English National Ballet review - a punchy programme of contemporary ballet

Saturday, 14 April 2018 Read more...

Bernstein triple bill, Royal Ballet review - epic ambitions unfulfilled

Friday, 16 March 2018 Read more...

Giselle, Royal Ballet review - beautiful dancing in a production of classic good taste

Saturday, 20 January 2018 Read more...

Song of the Earth/La Sylphide, English National Ballet review - sincerity and charm in a rewarding double bill

Thursday, 11 January 2018 Read more...

Sylvia, Royal Ballet review - Ashton rarity makes a delicious evening

Friday, 24 November 2017 Read more...

Kenneth MacMillan, Royal Opera House review - a sprite proves merciless

Friday, 20 October 2017 Read more...

A Celebration of Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Northern Ballet review - a brave and worthy tribute

Saturday, 14 October 2017 Read more...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Royal Ballet review - a feast of visual delights

Thursday, 28 September 2017 Read more...

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