David H. Koch Theater New York, NY September 22, 2011 Reviewed by Wendy Perron It’s an uphill battle to create a brand new story ballet that has a real sense of drama. Even with the synopsis printed in the program, the plot can feel arbitrary. But in Ocean’s Kingdom, a collaboration between Peter Martins and […]
A new generation of men reigns at New York City Ballet. All five men featured here came through the ranks of the School of American Ballet. In a company built for choreography, they offer vivid individuality while serving the bigger picture. They possess complementary skills, artistry, and temperaments. Too young to have […]
Runaway Love On the brink of a financial shutdown in July 2010, Ballet Nouveau Colorado, the little company that could, has much to celebrate as it kicks off its 10th-anniversary season on Sept. 16. With 13 dancers, BNC performs its cool, collaborative rep in Denver and neighboring Lakewood, CO. Artistic director […]
DVDs NY Export: Opus Jazz Created by Sean Suozzi and Ellen Bar 60 mins. + 15 mins. of extras www.opusjazz.com. $20. Georgina Pazcoguin wading at Coney Island, Adam Hendrickson playing a pinball machine, Robert Fairchild taking out the garbage. From this near nothingness grows a fabulously sensual experience that sets Jerome Robbins’ NY Export: Opus […]
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 […]
New York City Ballet // Susan Stroman’s For the Love of Duke // David H. Koch Theater, NYC // January 28, 2011 // Reviewed by Susan Yung Sara Mearns and Amar Ramasar in Frankie and Johnny… and Rose. Photo by Paul Kolnik, courtesy NYCB. For the Love of Duke , Susan Stroman’s premiere for New […]
O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art As glorious to this night, being o’er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven… So says Romeo when gazing at the sight of Juliet standing on her balcony. Love is personified by Shakespeare’s star-cross’d lovers in a way that has translated sublimely into […]
More than any year in recent memory, I was absolutely astonished by certain pieces, so I thought I would start with them. Please keep in mind that this list is not comprehensive or objective (or orderly) in any way. It reflects only own reactions and is limited by where I was and what […]
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