St Petersburg Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake
Coliseum London 23 August 2018 Maggie Foyer All the world loves Swan Lake and the audience at the London Coli who came to watch Irina Kolesnikova’s interpretation of Odette/ Odile, were no exception....
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Battersea Arts Centre London 6 September, 2018 Maggie Foyer Battersea Arts Centre, Grand HallPhoto: Fred Howarth Theatres have a painful relationship with fire. Often, when visiting a theatre, it is...
View ArticlePrioreDance: Cirque De Nuit
Atlas Performing Arts Center The Paul Sprenger Theatre Washington, DC September 14, 2018 Carmel Morgan I’ve been living in Washington, DC, for over a decade, and I’ve enjoyed watching choreographers...
View ArticleTo Sleep; Perchance to Dream: Preview of “Sleeping Beauty Dreams”
Sleeping Beauty Dreams – Promotional Kickoff The Guggenheim Museum New York, New York September 13, 2018 “Meet the Artists” Program Jerry Hochman If you’re a balletomaniac, unless you’ve been comatose...
View ArticleBoston Ballet: Retrospective and Prospective
Boston Ballet Boston Opera House Boston, MA 2018-2019 Season Opener Program: “Genius at Play” Interplay, Fancy Free, Glass Pieces 2017-2018 Retrospective: Outstanding Performances Romeo and Juliet,...
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Les Sylphides, Tarantella, first pas de deux from Seven Sonatas, pas de deux from Swan Lake Act III, Sombrerisimo The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater Washington, DC...
View ArticlePacific Northwest Ballet: All or Nothing
Pacific Northwest Ballet McCaw Hall Seattle, WA September 22, 2018, afternoon and evening Jerome Robbins Festival: Programs A and B Dean Speer I had been greatly looking forward to Pacific Northwest...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet: Sensational Still
[pending receipt of performance photographs] New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York September 21, and 22 afternoon, 2018 Concerto Barocco, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,...
View ArticleFall for Dance 2018: First Two (and a Half) Programs
Fall for Dance 2018 New York City Center New York, New York October 1,4, and 5, 2017 Program 1: Bach Cello Suites (Boston Ballet), Dances of Isadora – a Solo Tribute (Sara Mearns), Bzzz (Caleb Teicher...
View ArticleOregon Ballet Theatre’s “Napoli”: Royally Served
Oregon Ballet Theatre Keller Auditorium Portland, OR October 6, 2018 (Opening Night) Napoli Dean Speer I initially had no direct connection to Bournonville’s work in my own ballet training until I...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet: A Runaway Hit
[pending receipt of performance photographs] New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York October 6, 2018, afternoon and evening Pulcinella Variations, This Bitter...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet: Celebrate, Celebrate (Dance to the Music)
[Pending receipt of performance photographs] New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York October 12 and 14, 2018 Afternoon of a Faun, Other Dances, Moves, Something to...
View ArticlePennsylvania Ballet: Romeo & Juliet
Pennsylvania Ballet Academy of Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 14, 2018 at 2:00pm Romeo & Juliet Sigrid Payne DaVeiga Artistic Director Angel Corella introduced this afternoon’s...
View ArticleFall for Dance 2018: Second Week
[pending receipt of Program 5 performance photos] Fall for Dance 2018 New York City Center New York, New York October 5, 10, and 13, 2017 Program 3: Reclamation Map (Tayeh Dance with Heather...
View ArticleCompanhia de Dança Deborah Colker: Dog Without Feathers
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater Washington, DC October 18, 2018 Carmel Morgan Brazil’s Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker accentuates the beauty and versatility of...
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre: Dream Deferred
American Ballet Theatre David H. Koch Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York October 17 (Opening Night) and 18, 2018 Le Jeune, Dream Within a Dream (deferred) (new Dorrance), In the Upper Room...
View ArticleSan Francisco Ballet, Unbound Program A
San Francisco Ballet Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem, Bound To, Anima Animus The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House Washington, DC October 23, 2018 Carmel Morgan San Francisco...
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San Francisco Ballet The Infinite Ocean, Snowblind, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House Washington, DC October 25, 2018 Carmel Morgan San Francisco...
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre: Other Performances; Other Dances
[No company photographs were taken of the performance that is the subject of this review. The photographs provided are from other performances and casts.] American Ballet Theatre David H. Koch Theater...
View ArticleOwen/Cox Dance Group: Morena
Owen/Cox Dance Group Johnson County Community College Polsky Theatre Overland Park, Kansas October 20, 2018 Morena Steve Sucato In keeping with its mission statement “to create new music and dance...
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