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Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater: The Polar Express at the Jersey Shore
Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Axelrod Performing Arts Center Deal Park, New Jersey December 2, 2023 evening The Polar Express Jerry Hochman Everyone needs to see The Nutcracker at least once. Or...
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Boston Ballet: The Nutcracker as a Beacon of Hope
Boston Ballet Citizens Bank Opera House Boston, MA December 1, 2023 The Nutcracker Carla DeFord In this time of war when terrible things are happening around the world, The Nutcracker, in its many...
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SF/Bay Area Round-up Holiday Edition 2023
Heather Desaulniers Berkeley Ballet Theater and Post:Ballet present Nutcracker Scottish Rite Center, Oakland Smuin Contemporary Ballet – The Christmas Ballet Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San...
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New Jersey Ballet: Nutcracker Sweet
New Jersey Ballet Mayo Performing Arts Center Morristown, New Jersey December 15, 2023 Nutcracker Jerry Hochman I didn’t plan to see a Nutcracker performance this year – I needed the break, both from...
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PREVIEW: YAGP Gala in Tampa on January 6.
Preview: “YAGP Stars of Today Meet Stars of Tomorrow Gala” January 6, 2024 Straz Center for the Performing Arts Tampa, FL Jerry Hochman For those readers who made it to Miami to see the “Holiday Season...
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MOMIX: Once is Never Enough
MOMIX The Joyce Theater New York, New York December 20, 2023 VIVA MOMIX Program – Floating(premiere); selections from: Botanica (Solar Flares, Sandpiper, Marigolds, A Nest of Hornets, Man Fan, Aqua...
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Philadelphia Ballet’s Nutcracker: The Hope for What Comes Next
Philadelphia Ballet The Academy of Music Philadelphia, PA December 22, 2023, afternoon George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker’ Sigrid Payne DaVeiga Philadelphia was aglow this year with throngs of people...
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Estonian National Ballet – The Nutcracker / Timbu-Limbu’s Court and the...
Estonia Opera House Tallinn 3rd and 5th December 2023 Stuart Sweeney The Nutcracker is a key element in the repertoire of most ballet companies. With a memorable score and ideally suited to Christmas,...
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New York Theatre Ballet: Once Upon A Nutcracker
New York Theatre Ballet — with Students from New York Theatre Ballet School Florence Gould Hall New York, New York December 16, 2023 Keith Michael’s The Nutcracker Mindy Aloff The New York Theatre...
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Mark Morris at Princeton: A Mixed Bag
Mark Morris Dance Group McCarter Theater Princeton, NJ January 27, 2024 A Wooden Tree, Excursions, Candleflowerdance, Castor and Pollux Jerry Hochman Mark Morris Dance Group returned to Princeton’s...
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New York City Ballet: Three Programs, Two Masterpieces, and a World Premiere
New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York January 23, 2024 (Winter Season Opening Night): Fancy Free, In the Night, The Four Seasons January 28,2024: Polyphonia,...
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In Tribute to Bené Arnold
Bené Arnold, a celebrated dancer and teacher who helped guide Ballet West in its early days and who’s been described as a ballet legend in Utah, passed away on January 25, 2024 at age 88. After...
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Axelrod’s “The Jungle Book”: a Multi-Faceted, Multi-Cultural Celebration
Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater Axelrod Performing Arts Center Deal Park, New Jersey February 3, 2024 evening The Jungle Book Jerry Hochman You’ve got to give Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater...
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Philadanco at the Joyce: Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth
Philadanco The Joyce Theater New York, New York February 6, 2024 evening From Dystopia to Our Declaration, Mating Season, Balance of Power, Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth Jerry Hochman Philadanco,...
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Ockham’s Razor: Tess
Peacock Theatre London 1st February 2024 Stuart Sweeney Ockham’s Razor is a principle favoring simple solutions. Thus, before seeing Tess, I was puzzled at the rationale of a circus theatre company...
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New York City Ballet: Ratmansky’s “Solitude” and Much More
[Note that the photographs below are from previous performances. Performance photographs of the ballets reviewed will replace them upon receipt.] New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Lincoln...
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Pacific Northwest Ballet: 26 Revolutions and Counting
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA February 4, 2024 evening Swan Lake Dean Speer Swan Lake, by any measure, is monumental, “enormous” as stated by Margot Fonteyn. Such is Pacific Northwest...
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Twyla Tharp Dance: BI BA BO and Ballet
Twyla Tharp Dance The Joyce Theater New York, New York February 20, 2024 Oceans Motion, Brel (world premiere), The Ballet Master (world premiere) Jerry Hochman Twyla Tharp Dance returned to the Joyce...
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National Ballet of Canada: Searching Outside Ourselves
National Ballet of Canada National Arts Centre Ottawa, Canada February 2, 2024 Emma Bovary, Angels’ Atlas Sheenagh Pietrobruno The evening’s performance at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa showcased...
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Ballet Nights – Mixed Bill
Lanterns Studio Theatre London 24th February 2024 Stuart Sweeney Ballet Nights is a series of innovative dance evenings, created in 2021 by Jamiel Devernay-Laurence , previously a Soloist at Scottish...
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