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I’ve been in love with Russia since I was 15—the ballet, the language, the literature—and have made several trips. What struck me this time around is how much Nacho Duato has infiltrated the ballet scene. There’s even talk—or rather hope—of his being the next Petipa: the foreigner who came and stayed, the great artist who […]

A rigorous, star-studded intensive, the Carreño Dance Festival gives students a taste of company life.     As the last note of the third-act male variation from Don Quixote fades, a dancer gathers himself to his feet. A handsome man in a blue shirt and sandals runs up the stage steps and immediately gives the […]

I stepped into a warm, welcoming dance community in sunny Sarasota, Florida, this week. The new Carreño Dance Festival, which has an ambitious summer intensive coming up, hosted my visit. Robert de Warren, founder and president of the festival (and former director of La Scala Ballet, National Ballet of Iran, and Sarasota Ballet) invited me […]

Alex Wong got his cast off, New York City Ballet’s Kathryn Morgan is heading to Prada, Houston Ballet’s Melissa Hough feels narcoleptic after the fall rep, and Miami City Ballet’s Rebecca King is taking five before a Bugaku rehearsal. How do I know all this? Simple, I follow them on Twitter.   I was born […]

Dance Salad was as zesty as ever last night, though it got off to a rough start. The highlights were Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve in excerpts from Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Loin. Prince Credell, who was one of our early “On the Rises,” was silky and gorgeous in a solo, and the last section […]

ODC/Dance Yerba Buena Center • San Francisco • March 12–28, 2010 • Reviewed by Rita Felciano With Waving Not Drowning (A Guide to Elegance), choreographer Brenda Way offered audiences dainty needle pricks, while KT Nelson’s Labor of Love cut to the bone. For ODC’s spring season, the two premieres joined repertory works by the co-artistic […]

Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company New York City Center, NYC October 29–November 1, 2009 Reviewed by Susan Yung Wheeldon’s Continuum. Photo by Erin Baiano, Courtesy Morphoses. There is much to embrace about Morphoses, which celebrated the collaborative spirit of the Ballets Russes this season. Artistic director Christopher Wheeldon’s affable pre-curtain speeches make you feel like a friend […]

    Reinventing the Wheeldon Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company breezes into City Center with fabulous dancers like Wendy Whelan, Edwaard Liang, Drew Jacoby, and Rubinald Pronk and three premieres. Wheeldon’s new work to Rachmaninoff will undoubtedly bring out his usually veiled romantic self. Alexei Ratmansky’s Bolero, to the famous Ravel score, hasn’t been seen since it […]