Mariinsky Ballet’s Tribute to Maya Plisetskaya-the Bolshoi prima ballerina assoluta who died in 2015-presented in four programs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Thursday through Sunday had a strange mix of repertory without cohesion, often having the feel of a gala put …
Month: February 2016
Mariinsky at BAM
I posted several curtain call photos of Thursday’s Mariinsky Ballet performance at BAM on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. Diana Vishneva and Uliana Lopatkina were the featured dancers. Mariinsky will perform at BAM until Sunday. Look for my reviews this weekend.
Ballet Academy East
Studio Showing, Feb 19
New York has a number of great ballet schools and it’s always exciting to attend their performances, wondering which dancers will make it to the ballet major leagues. One such school is Ballet Academy East (BAE) founded by Julia Dubno …
Ballet Academy East Performs Feb 18-22
Ballet Academy East (BAE) Student Company will perform Thursday through Saturday at the Ailey CitiGroup Theater with an innovative repertory. While most ballet school performances stick to standard classics, BAE will present four new works created specifically for the school. …
NYCB: Not So Incredible
“The Most Incredible Thing”
Justin Peck’s first full-length NYCB effort The Most Incredible Thing features numerous divertissements, colorful costumes, and innovative sets, but falls substantially short in the story telling department. The Hans Christian Andersen tale centers around a contest to do the most incredible …
Balanchine Basics
NYCB Jan 30, Feb 5
I took my 11-year old daughter to her first New York City Ballet performance Saturday evening January 30 to see the classical mixed rep program All Balanchine II. Before the performance, she inquired, “Why is Balanchine a big deal?” Having …