Category: ABT

ABT performed a mixed rep bill Thursday evening consisting of Theme and Variations, Duo Concertant, and Gaîté Parisienne. Theme and Variations is one of my favorites, having seen this Balanchine classic many times. The work, which Ballet Theatre premiered in …

Polina Semionova was stunning as Kitri in Don Quixote Saturday night. If there is a better Kitri in the world today, I would like to see it. She was in control throughout the evening, making the difficult and physically demanding …

I’m always excited at the beginning of every ABT season, anticipating the great performances that lie ahead. While New York City Ballet presents important choreography from Balanchine and Robbins with dancers as somewhat interchangeable parts, ABT’s Spring Met season is …

Sad day for me as one of my favorites, 38-year old Paloma Herrera announced her retirement at the end of the 2015 season. I couldn’t find any news in English, but here is a not so great translation from Spanish …

Sarah Halzack of the Washington Post enjoyed ABT’s performance of Don Quixote Thursday evening with Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes as leads. Excepts from her review: “American Ballet Theatre brought this Marius Petipa work to the Kennedy Center on Thursday …