Troy Schumacher – Satellite Ballet & New York City Ballet – Choreographer and...
Troy Schumacher.© Henry Leutwyler. (Click image for larger version) An Interview with Troy Schumacher satelliteballet.org www.nycballet.com Creative breezes seem to be blowing at New York City Ballet...
View ArticleCity Center – On Your Toes – New York
Shonn Wiley and Irina Dvorovenko in “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue”, On Your Toes.© Joan Marcus. (Click image for larger version) City Center Encores! On Your Toes New York, City Center 9 May 2013...
View ArticleAlexei Ratmansky – Balletic Musings, a Continuing Conversation
Alexei Ratmansky.© Fabrizio Ferri. (Click image for larger version) Balletic Musings from Alexei Ratmansky (A Continuing Conversation) www.abt.org Since 2008, when the Russian choreographer Alexei...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet – Square Dance, Harlequinade – New York
New York City Ballet in Harlequinade.© Paul Kolnik. (Click image for larger version) New York City Ballet Square Dance, Harlequinade New York, David H. Koch Theater 18 February 2015 www.nycballet.com...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Ballet – Square Dance, Prodigal Son, Stravinsky Violin...
★★★★✰ Clarity of execution is a hallmark of this Seattle-based company, which has been led since 2005 by the former New York City Ballet star, Peter Boal.
View ArticleInterview – Robert Barnett, former New York City Ballet dancer and longtime...
Robert Barnett joined New York City Ballet in 1949. In those early years he worked closely with Balanchine and Robbins particularly before going on to direct Atlanta Ballet. Now 91 he is still actively...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet – Square Dance, Tarantella, Odessa, Rodeo: Four Dance...
★★★★★ Alexei Ratmansky’s Odessa left me breathless. The dancing (I saw both casts) was phenomenal on all levels: assured, expressive, and thoroughly dramatic.
View ArticleNew York City Ballet – Liturgy, Polyphonia, Odessa, The Times are Racing –...
★★★★✰ The oldest piece on the program is Wheeldon’s Polyphonia. Made in 2001, it has stood the test of time. Just last week it was performed at the Fall for Dance festival...
View ArticleSuzanne Farrell Ballet – Forever Balanchine: Farewell Performances – Washington
★★★★★ As artistic director of her own troupe, Farrell was able to take her devotion to Balanchine and her aspiration to promote and preserve his legacy to a new level. For nearly 20 years, Washington...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet – All Robbins No. 2 and Tribute to Robbins bills – New York
★★★★✰ The centenary celebration bills are more than enough to give a sense of Robbins' breadth, theatrical savvy, stylistic curiosities, and, perhaps most unique of all, his ability to present...
View ArticleCity Center Balanchine Festival – Miami City Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet, Royal...
★★★✰✰ It’s fascinating to see how Balanchinean charm and wit are interpreted by dancers for whom the Balanchine repertoire is more of a foreign language.
View ArticleNew York City Ballet – Classic NYCB I including Haieff Divertimento &...
★★★★✰ The four ballets make for a slightly over-long evening (both Episodes and Rodeo are substantial works). But it’s a small price to pay for seeing these rarities back onstage.
View ArticleNew York City Ballet – Spring Gala – Streamed from New York
★★★★★ ...a satisfying film in which dance is treated as a work of art, like a painting or a sculpture that moves. New York City Ballet’s virtual spring gala is the most successful version of this...
View ArticleBAAND Together Dance Festival – Program 2 – New York
★★★★✰ Program 2 features dancers and works from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York City Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem and American Ballet Theatre
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