I could only attend one ABT La Bayadère performance this season, but what a great performance it was. Thursday evening’s performance with Mariinsky Principal Dancers Viktoria Tereshkina and Vladimir Shklyarov was a standout performance from both technical and dramatic perspectives. I …
Month: May 2014
Radetsky on Writing
Sascha Radetsky will give his final ABT performance on July 3, as Franz in Coppélia with Xiomara Reyes. Since joining ABT in 1995, Sascha has danced a wide-range of leading roles including including the Second and Third Sailors in Fancy …
Memorial Day in Washington DC
No ballet this weekend as my family visited Washington D.C. Sunday over Memorial Day weekend. D.C. is always a great place to visit, but has particular significance on this day to remember those who fought in the country’s armed forces. …
ABT Classic Spectacular, May 22
ABT performed a mixed rep bill Thursday evening consisting of Theme and Variations, Duo Concertant, and Gaîté Parisienne. Theme and Variations is one of my favorites, having seen this Balanchine classic many times. The work, which Ballet Theatre premiered in …
ABT Don Quixote, May 17
Polina Semionova was stunning as Kitri in Don Quixote Saturday night. If there is a better Kitri in the world today, I would like to see it. She was in control throughout the evening, making the difficult and physically demanding …
ABT Don Quixote, May 15
I’m always excited at the beginning of every ABT season, anticipating the great performances that lie ahead. While New York City Ballet presents important choreography from Balanchine and Robbins with dancers as somewhat interchangeable parts, ABT’s Spring Met season is …