I look forward to the ABT fall season starting Wednesday; I need to remind myself not to go to City Center, where ABT has performed in the fall for the past 15 or so years. The company will perform at …
Month: October 2013
ABT Dancers in
Connecticut Ballet Nutcracker
According to the Stamford Advocate Julie Kent, Jared Matthews, Veronika Part, and Alexandre Hammoudi will dance lead roles in the Connecticut Ballet Nutcracker for the company’s 29th presentation of the holiday classic. Veronika and Alexandre made Connecticut Ballet debuts last …
Mixed Rep-October 23
David Hallberg is featured on the NBC Nightly News, discussing the new Bolshoi season following the sulfuric acid attack on the company’s artistic director, former dance star Sergei Filin. Former ABT Principal Dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky will perform …
San Francisco Ballet,
October 18, 20013
For me, seeing San Francisco Ballet Friday at the David Koch Theater was like going to a new restaurant and not having any idea what to expect. The old standbys (ABT and New York City Ballet) are like Columbus Avenue …
Carlos Acosta’s Royal Ballet
Don Quixote
I enjoyed the first two acts of The Royal Ballet’s new version of Don Quixote by Carlos Acosta, telecast in theaters worldwide Wednesday evening. The third act was a severe disappointment as technical problems at the AMC Times Square Theater …
New York City Ballet
All Balanchine Short Stories
Oct 11, 2013
Balanchine’s diversity and range were on display Friday night in The New York City Ballet All Balanchine Short Stories program. The three works ranged from La Sonnambula, a mysterious tale in the 19th century Romantic genre, Prodigal Son, a classic …