Maryinsky International Ballet Festival Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia March 9?18, 2002, Reviewed by Kevin Ng For ten days in March, St. Petersburg was the center of the ballet world, as the Kirov Ballet hosted the Maryinsky International Ballet Festival for the second consecutive year. The Kirov’s large and diverse repertory comprised a good portion […]
Nina Ananiashvili and Principals of the Bolshoi Ballet Ted Shawn Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow Becket, Massachusetts August 25-29, 1999 Reviewed by Iris Fanger The performance by Nina Ananiashvili and eight other stars of the Bolshoi Ballet seemed like the good old days, before the end of the Iron Curtain also put an end to the Russian […]
What happens when you put a woman in charge of a ballet company? Well, that obviously depends on the woman. But when she’s Tamara Rojo, you can expect some pretty great things. Since she took over English National Ballet in 2012, Rojo’s visionary leadership and star power have transformed London’s underdog company into one […]
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