Nice to see Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) back in action. The company, which was founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell, stopped touring in 2004. The pause was intended to last only a few months, but given the recession, the …
Month: April 2014
Marcelo Gomes Replaces Stearns in Don Quixote
Marcelo Gomes replaces injured Cory Stearns in Don Quixote, ABT announced yesterday. Marcelo will dance with Polina Semionova on Tuesday, May 13 and Saturday, May 17. Jared Matthews replaces Cory in Gaîté Parisienne on May 20 and the May 21 evening …
Ana Sophia Scheller
Injury Update
One of my favorites, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Ana Sophia Scheller, has been out of action for the past four months with a foot injury. She provided two recent updates on Twitter and Instagram on her progress. In …
ABT Don Quixote at
Kennedy Center
Sarah Halzack of the Washington Post enjoyed ABT’s performance of Don Quixote Thursday evening with Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes as leads. Excepts from her review: “American Ballet Theatre brought this Marius Petipa work to the Kennedy Center on Thursday …
Matvienko Out for ABT Season
Matthews Will Dance Giselle Lead
Broadway World reports that Denis Matvienko, a guest artist with ABT, will withdraw due to injury from scheduled performances at the Met this Spring. Denis is a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet. New York audiences will get the opportunity to …
ABT at Kennedy Center
Sarah Halzack of the Washington Post was enchanted by ABT’s The Dream Tuesday night at Kennedy Center. The Washington audience was fortunate to see Herman Cornejo as Puck. I’ve seen him in that role several times and I fully agree with Sarah: …