Catch Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes tonight on PBS at 9 pm (check local listings). The ballet is being presented as part of the channel’s “Great Performances” series. Recorded at Sadler’s Wells in January 2020, the production is an adaptation of the classic ballet film from 1948. This clip includes the scene when heroine Victoria […]

We are back at New York City Center for The Red Shoes. Matthew Bourne’s sumptuous version sticks with the story told in the wildly popular 1948 film. I have to admit I’m not crazy about the idea that Victoria Page, a beautiful young dancer, must choose between work and love. Plus, it uses ballet, once […]