Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Review

***** 5 Stars

“Boundary Bending Ballet Perfection!“

For over half a century the world renowned “Trocks” have inspired, entertained and brought laughter to generations of ballet fans. The company formed in 1974 as an artistic response to the Stonewall uprising putting men at the very heart of classical ballet which has been retooled for modern audiences with a helping of comedy. There can’t be a fan of theatre who has not heard of  Les Ballets Trockadero a ballet company that transcends the ballet artform and has made a generation of dance fans adore them.

The company mark there 50^th anniversary with a new UK tour which is nearing its conclusion with two nights in Edinburgh followed by a visit to Aberdeen with a programme that combines there classic Le Lac Des Cygnes (Swan Lake, Act II) as There first act followed by a second act that combines DON QUIXOTE  Pas de Deux, GO FOR BAROCCO  and THE DYING SWAN concluded with a third act featuring VALPURGEYEVA NOCH (“WALPURGISNACHT”). The programme is inspired and delivered with true class and faultless performances from the entire company.  The true highlight must be Robert Carter as Olga Supphozova in the Dying Swan, which is simply beautifully danced and mines every ounce of comedy from the piece. He leaves the audience wanting more with his beautifully executed piece.

The “Trocks” are masters of there craft all the gentlemen are gifted students of the ballet and each of them know how infuse the right amount of comedy into each performance. This is no night at the Royal opera house in London’s Covent Garden, but a night of ballet born of the loft rooms and supper bars of 1970’s New York that seeks to do nothing but raise laughter and entertain.

Entertain they do, accompanied by a lush orchestral soundtrack, stunning costumes and great lighting the Trocks once again prove that the Ballet is for everyone and the artform can inspire, education and entertain in equal measure to any other.

Fifty years of entertaining and producing boundary bending ballet perfection ensures the audience keep returning to wherever and whenever this magical New York troupe performs. At just over 2 hours including 2 intervals it’s a perfectly judged performance that has love of the ballet at its heart.

For a quality evening of comedy ballet danced by the worlds best dancers this is the show for you and long may the Trocks rein supreme! Last few tickets remain so grab them before there gone!

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh runs until Wednesday 17th June for more information and tickets go to: https://www.capitaltheatres.com/shows/les-ballets-trockadero-de-monte-carlo/

The UK Tour continues and the Production will visit His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen  Friday 19^th and Saturday 20^th April.