Month: June 2016

ABT’s Swan Lake Monday evening was a great performance, with the company hitting on all cylinders with many strong performances. Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes were leads, both dancing impeccably with great flair. Gillian is always so consistent as Odette/Odile, …

Great Swan Lake performance from Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes Monday. Remarkable dancing from the two the entire evening with such grace and emotion. I look forward to two more ABT Swan Lakes this week, but it will be difficult …

ABT audiences are getting plenty of lessons in Russian/Soviet culture this season as the company’s Met rep consists of Alexei Ratmansky’s Soviet themed Shostakovich Trilogy, Ballet Russes inspired The Sleeping Beauty, and The Golden Cockerel. ABT debuted The Golden Cockerel …

ABT’s The Golden Cockerel, an interesting work from Alexei Ratmansky. The Golden Cockerel features lavish sets and costumes from Richard Hudson. Look for my review this weekend.

After three weeks of important, critically acclaimed works (Sylvia, Ratmansky mixed rep, La Fille mal gardée), ABT took a break last week, performing the campy and often silly Le Corsaire. The plot is thin and dramatically unappealing, but who cares …

Great Le Corsaire ABT performance on Thursday with Maria Kochetkova, Herman Cornejo, Daniil Simkin, and Jeffrey Cirio. Almost reminded me of ABT 10 years ago. Look for my review Saturday. Check out curtain call photos on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com.