Reviews

Fleeting Moments

“ Jenna Lee, one of the UK’s brightest young choreographers, has created a bold new ballet which will debut on tour. Ballet Central will showcase the dance stars of tomorrow in an unforgettable performance.” - www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk

Disappear

“ Oozing with sexuality, raw energy and electricity, this work was nothing short of mesmerising.” - Nicci Martel, Guernsey Press

Michael

“ English National Ballet chose Bandstand to make their debut appearance at a contemporary music festival and the crowds loved it.” - music-news.com

The Beautiful Game

“ I found it witty and great fun. The finale to 'You’ll Never Walk Alone' predictably featured the 1966 World Cup triumph and I’ve got to say actually caused a lump in my throat.” - Janet McNulty, www.ballet.co.uk 2009

Bestival

“ Who needs swans and tutus? This weekend the English National Ballet will headline Bestival, dancing to DJ Rob da Bank's set. It's a great leap forward, says Alice Jones

“ Picture the scene. It's Saturday night and Bestival, the festival season's final fling, is in full, fancy-dress, face-painted, cider-swilling swing. The opening beats of Faithless' "Insomnia" kick in and... six ballet dancers from the English National Ballet leap and pirouette out on to the main stage. A festival-induced hallucination? Strangely not: this weekend, the troupe's finest classical stars will be bringing ballet to the masses in the fields... ” - The Independent, 8 September 2009

Summertime

“ Jenna Lee choreographed Rhapsody in Blue for this programme and achieved striking effects with all 180 children.” - The Sunday Times

Livedance

“ For anyone who doubts the accessibility of ballet, Livedance was a show that proved the art form can be fresh, exciting and relevant.” - Nicci Martel, Guernsey Press

Ballet Rocks - dance film

“ For a company that was not long ago plagued by an image of boring box-office blockbusters, this is a savvy move. Who knows where this will take ENB - will they be the first classical ballet company to accompany a live punk gig?”

“ Wherever this goes it's exciting just to know that ballerinas can get down and rock, and do it this well.” - Katie Philips, 2006

Simple Symphony - English National Ballet School

“ This year's summer showcase spanned, as always, a range of styles carefully coached. The programme opened with a new ballet for the first year students from Jenna Lee, former ENBS student and now ENB soloist and choreographer... ” download review »


“ Jenna Lee's Simple Symphony made a lovely opening ballet, showing off strong technique coupled with radiant warmth... ” - D.W., July 2011


“ The performance opened with “Simple Symphony”, a new ballet by English National Ballet soloist Jenna Lee to Benjamin Britten’s youthful score. Lee made intelligent use of the music, crafted some pleasant patterns, and achieved the sometimes difficult balance of making the first year students look good while challenging them. ” - David Mead, 2011 www.ballet-dance.com