After three weeks of important, critically acclaimed works (Sylvia, Ratmansky mixed rep, La Fille mal gardée), ABT took a break last week, performing the campy and often silly Le Corsaire. The plot is thin and dramatically unappealing, but who cares …
ABT Le Corsaire, Thursday:
WOW!
Great Le Corsaire ABT performance on Thursday with Maria Kochetkova, Herman Cornejo, Daniil Simkin, and Jeffrey Cirio. Almost reminded me of ABT 10 years ago. Look for my review Saturday. Check out curtain call photos on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com.
Pirates Ahoy!
Le Corsaire is Back!
Enough of that critically acclaimed, New York Times reviewer approved stuff. Le Corsaire is back with all of its thin plot as a lame excuse for bravura dancing. There was plenty of great dancing Wednesday with Exchange Artist Mathias Heymann of …
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a day for remembering those who died while serving in the armed forces. Washington D.C. is always a great place to visit, but has particular significance on this day. Our family visited D.C. two years ago and I …
ABT La Fille mal gardée,
May 26, 28
La Fille mal gardée made a welcome return to the ABT rep after a 13-year absence. I’m not sure why ABT has ignored the classic Frederick Ashton comedy for all of these years; it is a beautiful, tender, humorous classic …
Gillian Murphy 20th Anniversary at ABT
I posted photos of Gillian Murphy’s 20th year anniversary at ABT celebration Saturday evening on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. A wonderful evening. Look for my review tomorrow.