Alina Cojocaru is a wonder. The Romanian former star of the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet is now operating as a freelance and, at the age of 42, is as spellbinding as ever. Last week brought the opportunity to see her in two contrasting works; though they varied massively in quality, her artistry shone through.
The shorter but better of the two came in Bath where, as part of Deborah Warner’s studio season, the Danish choreographer Kim Brandstrup has created a new duet, Metamorphoses, for Cojocaru and the Royal Ballet’s Matthew Ball, using the myth of Cupid and Psyche to weave a compellingly strange picture of attraction and need.
