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The Kennedy Center Presents New York City Ballet in Two Repertory Programs
For 2019, the Kennedy Center presents New York City Ballet in 2 Repertory Programs which feature company classics as well as D.C. premieres. April 2, 3, & 7: Reisen, Balanchine, and Robbins Composer’s Holiday by Gianna Reisen: The first work by the company’s youngest commissioned choreographer set to Lukas Foss’s Three American Pieces Kammermusik No. 2 by George…
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National Ballet of China Review: Raise the Red Lantern
February 13, 2019 National Ballet of China Raise the Red Lantern Washington D.C. Updated 02/16/19 As part of this year’s Lunar New Year Celebration at The Kennedy Center, National Ballet of China performs Raise the Red Lantern, a ballet last on stage at the Center’s 2005 Festival of China; it incorporates classical ballet with traditional Chinese theatre, opera,…
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American Ballet Theatre Review: Harlequinade is Vibrant by All Definitions of the Word
January 29, 2019 American Ballet Theatre Harlequinade Washington D.C. It’s hard to imagine a better Tuesday than seeing American Ballet Theatre performing at The Kennedy Center. The expectations are high this opening night…as they should be. We’re talking about America’s National Ballet Company® on the stage of the most prominent performing arts complex in the United…
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Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Review: A Cinderella Saga
January 16, 2019 Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Cinderella Washington D.C. New Adventures’ Cinderella is like a Broadway show without the singing. Or a cinematic experience without the big screen. Or a (mostly accurate) history lesson without the books. Basically, it’s challenging to categorize. And perhaps that was Matthew Bourne’s intention when he re-imagined this classic…
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The Kennedy Center Presents National Ballet of China in Raise the Red Lantern
The Kennedy Center presents National Ballet of China in Raise the Red Lantern as part of this year’s Lunar New Year Celebration, a festival that began in 2016. The last time this ballet was performed was at the Center’s 2005 Festival of China. Based on the 1991 film of the same name by Zhang Yimou, Wang Xinpeng and Wang Yuanyuan…
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The Kennedy Center Presents American Ballet Theatre’s Harlequinade
The Kennedy Center presents American Ballet Theatre in Alexei Ratmansky’s Harlequinade for the company’s 2019 engagement. Annually, America’s National Ballet Company makes an appearance in its capital and this year they bring Ratmansky’s reconstruction of Marius Petipa’s classic, comedic ballet Les Millions d’Arlequin. Harlequinade makes its DC premiere less than a year after its world…
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The Kennedy Center Presents Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
The Kennedy Center presents Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella a little over a year after the revival’s debut in London. Bourne (who won a Tony Award® for both Best Choreographer and Best Director for Swan Lake) has choreographed for his company, New Adventures, a re-imagined version of this classic fairy tale while maintaining tradition by using Sergei Prokofiev’s famous score.…
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Ballet West Review: The Most Stunning Nutcracker of Them All
December 6, 2018 Ballet West The Nutcracker Washington D.C. The Nutcracker is a holiday classic that you can find in almost every American city – big or small – and this year our nation’s most prominent performing arts center The Kennedy Center presents Ballet West as their Christmas stars this season. There is no doubt why Willam…
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Review of DEMO by Damian Woetzel: Gathering
October 29, 2018 Various DEMO by Damian Woetzel: Gathering Washington D.C. DEMO is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Produced by Damian Woetzel of New York City Ballet fame (and newly-appointed president of The Julliard School), DEMO is a Kennedy Center theatre experience where neither the performers nor the audience know exactly what to expect. And…
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San Francisco Ballet Review: Evoking the Past While Looking Ahead
October 26, 2018 San Francisco Ballet Unbound: A Festival of New Works (Program B) Washington D.C. It is a luxury to be able to see six works by one company in the span of only four days. The Kennedy Center bet big including San Francisco Ballet‘s Unbound program in their 2018-2019 line-up; not because the company…