A performance is like the tip of an iceberg. What we see onstage is very small compared to all the work that goes on beforehand. Many people work behind the scenes to make stage magic happen. On Broadway, the “swings” are the people who make it possible to say, under any circumstances, “The Show Will […]
To the Finnish Line: Jorma Elo in America With so many commissions on his schedule in Europe and North America, where does Jorma Elo live these days? “That’s what my girlfriend always asks,” the Finnish choreographer says, laughing. “I live in Holland, but I don’t spend much time there!” A provocative amalgam of […]
In this version, Prince Siegfried falls in love with Odette at night, when she is still a maiden, and he witnesses her dawn transformation into a swan at the hands of the vengeful Rothbart. (Much use is made of his billowing cape.) As a girl, Odette wears a long, white gown, and the flowing partnering […]
School of American Ballet 36th Annual Workshop Performances The Juilliard Theater New York, New York June 3, 5, 2000 Reviewed by Lynn Garafola This year?s School of American Ballet workshop performances opened with Balanchine?s Danses Concertantes, closed with a bang-up performance of his Stars and Stripes, with Bournonville?s rarely seen Konservatoriet (Danish for The Conservatory) […]
New York City Ballet New York State Theater, Lincoln Center New York, New York November 25, 2003—February 29, 2004 Reviewed by Clive Barnes [Note: This is an expanded version of the review that appears in the June, 2004 issue.] From its opening-night gala onward, through the customary Nutcracker to the closing two-week bombardment of […]
Would New York City Ballet address the elephant in the room? At the company’s annual fall gala last night, where the focus is ostensibly on newly-commissioned ballets and high-profile fashion collaborations, it was impossible not to wonder whether there would be any direct acknowledgement of the turmoil broiling behind the scenes: namely, an explosive lawsuit […]
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