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Author: KentGBecker
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) …
New York City Ballet Videos
With not much going on in the New York dance scene until National Ballet of Canada’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland September 9-14 at Koch Theater, I’ve been going through interesting videos on YouTube from New York City Ballet dancers. The …
Misty Copeland Swan Lake Debut
Deborah Jones of The Australian has a review of ABT’s Swan Lake with Misty Copeland and Alexandre Hammoudi from the Wednesday matinee in Brisbane, Australia. She liked Misty’s debut but was mixed on Alexandre’s performance. Misty: Copeland is tiny, but …
ABT News from Australia
ABT is on tour in Australia, performing Swan Lake and a mixed rep bill. The company performs Swan Lake Tuesday (Isabella Boylston/Daniil Simkin), Wednesday (Misty Copeland/Alexandre Hammoudi in the matinee and Gillian Murphy/James Whiteside in the evening performance) and Thursday …
Hallberg to Undergo Foot Surgery
Disappointing news from ABT as David Hallberg will withdraw from scheduled performances in Australia, Chicago, and ABT’s Fall season due to foot surgery. David on Twitter: “I must tell you all that I will undergo an operation on my left foot …
Mixed Rep-Aug 17
New York City Ballet Tickets on Sale Tickets for the New York City Ballet fall season at Lincoln Center from September 23-October 19 are now on sale. I look forward to the Stravinsky and Balanchine Hear the Music and All …