ABT Soloist Stella Abrera will perform the lead role in Giselle with Ballet Philippines at Manila’s Cultural Center for the Philippines on Friday. ABT Principal Dancer James Whiteside will perform the role of Albrecht. For Stella, who lived in the Philippines …
Month: September 2014
Alice in Wonderland Review
Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a bizarre, ingenious, and creative interpretation of the Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll) classic in which choreography and dance take back seat to blockbuster special effects and innovative interpretation. This …
Alice in Wonderland-Sept. 13
I posted photos from National Ballet of Canada’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Saturday evening. Unfortunately, Guillaume Côté did not perform as scheduled. Leads were the same as Friday with Sonia Rodriguez as Alice and Naoya Ebe as Jack. Click any photo …
National Ballet of Canada
Alice in Wonderland
I posted photos of National Ballet of Canada’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland at Koch Theater, Lincoln Center Friday evening. Click any photo to see the photo gallery. I loved the bizarre, imaginative, grand production by Christopher Wheeldon and the dramatic …
First Anniversary of Balletfocus.com
Today is the first anniversary of my blog balletfocus.com. I’ve had a great time over the past year writing about the New York City ballet scene combined with photography commentary. The blog is an outgrowth of my love of dance, …
ABT Australia Reviews
ABT wrapped up its Australian tour over the weekend with mixed rep performances consisting of Bach Partita, Seven Sonatas, and Fancy Free. Here are two reviews: Alison Cotes of the Daily Review Sublime, austere and very beautiful, it (Bach Partita) …