American Ballet Theatre ended its Le Corsaire run Saturday evening with a rousing performance, although lacking the electricity of the Tuesday opening. Part of the reason was the absence of Daniil Simkin from the Ali role due to injury. Daniil’s …
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Mack Debuts in Le Corsaire; Daniil Rocks the Met
Bummer Alert: Daniil Simkin is no longer scheduled to perform this week, replaced by James Whiteside and Joo Won Ahn in the Ali role Electricity filled the Met Opera House in Tuesday’s American Ballet Theatre Le Corsaire as Daniil Simkin …
Jane Eyre: UK and NY Critics Diverge
American Ballet Theatre broke its string of new saccharine Ratmansky full-lengths (Golden Cockerel, Whipped Creme, Harlequinade) by adding to its repertory Cathy Marston’s ballet interpretation of Charlotte Brontë’s, Jane Eyre. The work, which was created for Northern Ballet in 2016 …
ABT Harlequinade: Brandt, Simkin Delight; ABT Schedule Rumors
ABT opened its spring Met season with Alexei Ratmansky’s delightful restaging of Petipa’s Harlequinade. As I noted in my review of the debut performance, Harlequinade is a lavish spectacle that takes audiences back in time, serving as a welcome respite …
Herman Cornejo Dancer Profile
Above photo, Le Spectre de la Rose, ABT, October 2015. Check out my latest YouTube video profile on Herman Cornejo. Herman is one of my favorite dancers starting when he was a young dancer at American Ballet Theatre. I remember …
Babe Ruth, James Dean, Misty Copeland?
There were two loud groans originating from Balletfocus.com world headquarters Tuesday night: New Jeep Commercial A new Jeep vehicle television commercial has a theme of “Legends aren’t born — they’re made” as video shows Jeep vehicles rampaging through deserts, fire, …