American Ballet Theatre – Symphony in C, Moor’s Pavane, Symphony #9 – Washington
...with choreographic masterpieces by George Balanchine and José Limón and a Washington D.C. premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s new work, this ABT program was in every way a balletomane’s dream come true.
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre – Swan Lake – New York
The previous night had been dominated by Gillian Murphy’s performance. She is an absolute powerhouse in this role, a kind of super-stylized, inhuman creature, an art-deco distillation of speed and daring.
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre – The Dream, The Tempest – New York
Who but Frederick Ashton could turn a marital spat into one of the most delightful, touching works in the ballet repertoire? His 1964 The Dream is precisely that...
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre – Coppélia – New York
The three dancers who took their leave this week – Sascha Radetsky, Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews – are all soloists. Each led a different cast of the company’s 1997 production of Coppélia.
View ArticleHouston Ballet – Romeo and Juliet – Melbourne
★★★★★ This R&J gives the audience so much to admire, so much to be immersed in, and so much to delight in and even laugh over.
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre – Onegin – New York
And yet, even on its own terms, it leaves one wanting, despite the performances of two excellent casts... And it does not blossom with repeated viewing. Much to the contrary. What are its...
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre – Gennadi Saveliev farewell in Le Corsaire – New York
Ten or so years ago, I was watching ABT soloist Gennadi Saveliev dance Lankendem, the red-pajamad slave-dealer in ABT's nicely condensed Le Corsaire, when he uncorked a step that made my jaw drop.
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