naomikage of BalletAlert posted reviews of ABT’s early September Sleeping Beauty in Paris. If your French isn’t good, use Google Translate for the French websites: Philippe Noisette in Les Echos Rosita Boisseau in Le Monde Danser Canal Historique Julie Briand …
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Diana Vishneva Final ABT Performance 6-23-17
Diana Vishneva will give her final ABT performance on Friday, June 23, 2017, ABT announced yesterday. In her final performance, she will dance the role of Tatiana in Onegin opposite Marcelo Gomes. She has performed with ABT since 2003 and joined …
ABT Sleeping Beauty in Paris
ABT performs Sleeping Beauty at Opéra Bastille in Paris through tomorrow. Laura Cappelle of Financial Times enjoyed Cassandra Trenary’s Aurora: On opening night, the production appeared slightly flatter than it did in New York, and the corps de ballet less …
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The Good: Bolshoi, Royal Ballet
The Bad: ABT, NYCB
I saw my dance teacher from Topeka, Kansas recently as her daughter was in New York for ABT’s teacher accreditation program. I danced in her company, Ballet Midwest, in the early 1980s and, although I did not pursue dance as a vocation, I …
Back from Vacation Mixed Rep
Back from vacation. Since I was away… ABT Announces Fall Schedule ABT announced its Fall Season casting, with performances from October 19-30 at Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Prodigal Son casting is interesting with casts of Hee Seo/Jeffrey Cirio and …
ABT Fall Season Announced
ABT will feature a world premier by Jessica Lang and the company premier of Benjamin Millepied’s Daphnis and Chloe in its fall season, October 19-30 at the Koch Theater. Also on the bill are Balanchine’s Prodigal Son; Ashton’s Symphonic Variations (last …