ABT performed Alexei Ratmansky’s The Sleeping Beauty at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. last week. Here are two reviews: Lisa Traiger, DC Metro Theater Arts: Alexei Ratmansky’s newest staging of the great classical ballet The Sleeping Beauty feels like …
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New Balletfocus Video:
Double Revoltade
Check out the latest addition to my YouTube Ballet Video Dictionary: double revoltade. I love the bravura men’s step, which is spectacular when done well. The step resembles a grand assemblé en tournant (also called a double assemblé). For a double assemblé, …
ABT News: New Executive Director, JKO Head
Kara Medoff Barnett New Executive Director ABT announced the appointment of Kara Medoff Barnett as Executive director, replacing Rachel Moore. She joins ABT from Lincoln Center International where she served as Senior Director of Lincoln Center’s Capital Campaign and Director …
Daniil Simkin’s Intensio at Joyce
I’ve always enjoyed ABT’s Danill Simkin, with his gravity defying leaps and endless turns. My video dictionary features a number of clips of Daniil. During my work putting together the dictionary and examining many videos, I came to realize just …
2015 Balletfocus Highlights
Thanks for tuning in this past year and hope you enjoyed the ballet coverage as much as I had fun reporting and reviewing performances. Thanks also to those that provided their thoughts in interviews: ABT’s Gillian Murphy on pirouettes; NYCB’s Emily …
ABT Review: Oct. 29, 30
The ABT fall season, which concludes today, consisted of diverse, exciting repertory danced at a high level, filled with energy and dynamism. New and established dancers were up to the challenge of the multifaceted rep, consisting of new works and …