Daniil Simkin’s aerial circus came to town Thursday in American Ballet Theatre’s Don Quixote. The Petipa ballet has a paper-thin plot, so the ballet demands a high level of individual achievement to make it worthwhile. Fortunately, it was tricks, tricks, and more …
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ABT Swan Lake: Strong Odette/Odile Performances Highlight Week
Last year the American Ballet Theatre women had problems in the more technical parts of the Odette/Odile role in Swan Lake, particularly in the fouetté section of the Grand Pas de Deux. Not so in the three ABT Swan Lake performances …
Christine Shevchenko Wows in Swan Lake ABT Debut
Christine Shevchenko’s American Ballet Theatre Odette/Odile debut (correction: this was Christine’s second Odette/Odile. She debuted in the role in March in Singapore) Wednesday afternoon was stunning, danced with great maturity, confidence, and authority. If this was her debut performance, I …
Romeo and Juliet: ABT at its Best
Isabella Boylston and David Hallberg danced with great passion and vigor in a wonderful American Ballet Theatre Romeo and Juliet performance Saturday evening. The pair was imbued with giddy love, displayed with great joy and affection. In the beginning, Isabella captured the …
Stella Abrera Juliet Met Debut
I posted curtain call photos of Stella Abrera’s Juliet Met debut Thursday in Romeo and Juliet on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. It was a dramatic performance with Stella showing her dramatic range, from a young, playful, immature little girl who …
Ratmansky ABT Harlequinade: Comical Spectacle from the Past
American Ballet Theatre’s Harlequinade is a lavish spectacle that takes audiences back in time, serving as a welcome respite from the tensions of everyday life. ABT Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky recreated the ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa (his last major …