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Sarasota Ballet Review: Cultivating the Seeds of the Future
November 21, 2020: Sarasota Ballet Review of Program 2 of their Digital Fall Season which celebrates choreographic legend George Balanchine.
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Compañía Nacional de Danza Review: Yet Another Reason to Love Madrid
November 20, 2020 – Compañía Nacional de Danza Review: Yet Another Reason to Love Madrid mentions works by Balanchine, Ratmansky, and Duato.
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Joaquín de Luz, The Prodigal Son, Returns Home
It is said that “home is where the heart is” and for Joaquín de Luz, the prodigal son, Madrid is home. His initial term of five years as director of Spain’s Compañía Nacional de Danza began on September 1, 2019; this effectively means that he has thus spent half of his first year in this new…
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Pacific Northwest Ballet Review: An Exciting Return to the Stage
October 15, 2020: Pacific Northwest Ballet Review of Rep 1 of their 20/21 Digital Season mentions some of the greatest ballets, both classic and contemporary.
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Miami City Ballet Review: Emotive Excellence
June 1, 2019 Miami City Ballet Mixed Program Washington D.C. The 2019 Ballet Across America program at The Kennedy Center closes this weekend with Miami City Ballet. Artistic Director Lourdes Lopez’s company is one of the finest that has graced the Opera House stage this ballet season. The dancers’ unified enthusiasm, energy, and excellence make for choreographic…
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Dance Theatre of Harlem Review: The Importance of Diversification
May 28, 2019 Dance Theatre of Harlem Mixed Program Washington D.C. The Kennedy Center closes out its 2018-2019 Ballet Season with their Ballet Across America series featuring the internationally recognized Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) and Miami City Ballet, both companies directed by women – Virginia Johnson and Lourdes Lopez, respectively. Opening night belongs to…
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Miami City Ballet Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Takes Balanchine to the Beach
April 13, 2019 Miami City Ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fort Lauderdale, FL If you were looking for a Lilly Pulitzer undersea world for Miami City Ballet’s re-imagining of Balanchine’s version of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream (yeah…I was, a little), then it took you a few minutes to settle in to the dark…
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New York City Ballet Review: Solid, Speedy, and Synergistic
April 2, 2019 New York City Ballet Balanchine, Robbins & Reisen Washington D.C. It is opening night of New York City Ballet’s 2019 annual engagement at the Kennedy Center and the first people to appear from behind the curtain are the newly appointed Artistic Director of NYCB and the School of American Ballet and the…
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Boston Ballet Presents Coppélia
Making a Boston Ballet reprise after showings in 2010 and 2013 is George Balanchine’s Coppélia, a wonderfully funny and witty ballet. The company will be joined at the Boston Opera House by students of the affiliate Boston Ballet School. “Coppélia, considered one of the greatest comedic ballets, comes alive through Balanchine’s classic choreography and Delibes’…
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New York City Ballet Review: A Feast for the Senses
September 26, 2018 New York City Ballet All Balanchine New York, NY The manifestation of musical splendor into balletic treasure is Balanchine’s genius and there’s no better company than his own to share this with the rest of us. It’s a treat for the senses, especially when accompanied by an orchestra that is so first-rate…