Frederick Ashton’s ballets remain scarce in the repertoires of most American companies. That makes American Ballet Theatre’s U.S. premiere of his full-length Sylvia this month particularly welcome. Believed lost for more than 50 years, the reconstruction opened to enthusiastic reviews last fall at The Royal Ballet as part of its Ashton centenary celebrations. “It’s Ashton’s […]
She commands the stage and captivates her audience with her finesse. It’s impossible to simply watch her performance. One cannot help but become involved with the story she creates. Stacey Casterline Mount Vernon, WA Savion Glover’s Ashley DeForest… She’s the sole female tap dancer in Savion’s Chapter IV company. She’s beautiful, and the embodiment […]
Paloma Herrera in Le Corsaire Photo by Gene Schiavone, courtesy ABT American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY May 23–July 16, 2005 Reviewed by Clive Barnes The gala marking the opening of American Ballet Theatre’s spring season (and this year the company’s 65th anniversary), for all its glamour, remained essentially a family […]
Whether you first watched it in a theater two decades ago or on Netflix last week, odds are you feel a deep connection to Center Stage. The cult classic, which premiered May 12, 2000, is arguably the greatest dance film ever made. (Dance obsessives might take issue with the “cult” before “classic,” not to mention […]
It’s the casting news we didn’t know we needed until we heard it. Ever since it was announced that Wayne McGregor would be choreographing the new film adaptation of CATS, we’ve been anxiously waiting to hear whether any recognizable names from the dance world would be joining the A-list cast (which, in case you missed […]
CATS holds a sacred place in many dancers’ hearts. Tackling T.S. Eliot’s alternate, feline universe offers a chance to be part of a legacy, and cast members speak reverentially of the show’s whimsy and technical demands. Now, in the current revival on Broadway, a new litter is exploring Andy Blankenbuehler’s movement layered in with Gillian […]
What were your favorite performances of the year? Our team of editors and writers nominated the best shows we saw in 2016. But you had the final vote—here’s what moved you the most. By Guillermo Perez, Madeline Schrock, Hedy Weiss and Lauren Wingenroth Andy Huntington Jones as Munkustrap. PC Matthew Murphy, Courtesy DKC/O&M. CATS Best […]
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