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 […]
Onegin Santa Fe Opera House Santa Fe, New Mexico September 3–4, 2004 Reviewed by Marilyn Hunt New Swan Lakes and Nutcrackers come along constantly, so why not Onegin, since John Cranko’s ballet has proven so popular? However, because Onegin is closely tied to its source, Alexander Pushkin’s long poem placed primarily at a Russian […]
Jean-Claude Gallotta Théâtre National de Chaillot Paris, France May 21–23, 2004 Reviewed by Carol Pratl You might think that French choreographer Jean-Claude Gallotta has a fascination for the number three and its symbolic combinations (like François Delsarte had more than 100 years ago); his 99 Duos (2003) and Trois Générations (2004), have been among […]
10 Gates Dancing Inc. L’Agora de la danse Montreal, Quebec, Canada April 27–May 1, 2004 Reviewed by Linde Howe-Beck “Reclusive Conclusions and Other Duets,” Tedd Robinson’s idiosyncratic program for himself and three dancing divas, belongs among noteworthy moments of dance history, and not only for holding an unofficial record for selling out almost a […]
Dancers wearing thrift-store chic gyrated to pop hits in French choreographer Jerome Bel’s The show must go on at the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Laurent Philippe Hong Kong Arts Festival Various venues Hong Kong, China February 21, 2003 Reviewed by Bernice Yeung In his more than ten years as a choreographer, Jérôme Bel has earned […]
The Paris Opéra Ballet Palais Garnier Paris, France October 30?November 10, 2001 Reviewed by Dan Gesmer A handful of stirring performances in La Bayadère last May in San Francisco and Los Angeles, alternating as Nikiya and Gamzatti, may have been a first step toward garnering Aurélie Dupont the recognition she is overdue in the U.S. […]
Jöelle Bouvier and Régis Obadia’s psychological drama La Chambre screened in conjunction with France Moves. Photo courtesy Ellen Jacobs France Moves/Cinémathèque de la Danse à la Cinémathèque Française Various locations New York, New York April 23?May 6, 2001 Reviewed by Albert Lee Few Americans get the chance to see the Paris or Lyon Opéra Ballets […]
NDT III dancer and former principal with National Ballet of Canada Karen Kain. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann, courtesy Great Performances. The Moving Image: Can’t Stop Now . . . Great Performances, PBS August 23, 2000 Reviewed by Rose Anne Thom The consciousness of theatrical dance as an activity for all ages is one that […]
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