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American Ballet Theatre
November 7, 2013
The ABT mixed rep bill Thursday was nicely diversified with a Balanchine classic (Theme and Variations), an Ashton story ballet (A Month in the Country), and a new Ratmansky work (Piano Concerto #1). Ashton’s “A Month in the Country,” had …
American Ballet Theatre
November 2, 2013
Theme and Variations is one of my favorites, having seen this Balanchine classic many times. The work, which Ballet Theatre premiered in 1947, was intended to honor the period when Russian ballet flourished with the aid of Tchaikovsky’s music. ABT …
American Ballet Theatre,
November 1, 2013
I enjoy the contrasts between the ABT fall and spring seasons. The spring season presents full-length classical ballets featuring a limited number of leading dancers providing the bulk of the dancing and dramatic action. By contrast, the fall season showcases …
ABT Fall Season Preview
I look forward to the ABT fall season starting Wednesday; I need to remind myself not to go to City Center, where ABT has performed in the fall for the past 15 or so years. The company will perform at …
ABT Dancers in
Connecticut Ballet Nutcracker
According to the Stamford Advocate Julie Kent, Jared Matthews, Veronika Part, and Alexandre Hammoudi will dance lead roles in the Connecticut Ballet Nutcracker for the company’s 29th presentation of the holiday classic. Veronika and Alexandre made Connecticut Ballet debuts last …
Mixed Rep-October 23
David Hallberg is featured on the NBC Nightly News, discussing the new Bolshoi season following the sulfuric acid attack on the company’s artistic director, former dance star Sergei Filin. Former ABT Principal Dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky will perform …