As I noted last year in my Big Apple Circus review, one of the unexpected benefits of parenthood is discovering fun events for the kids…that parents actually enjoy. Big Apple Circus has been an annual event in our family for …
Baryshnikov Photography Exhibit
Dance legend Mikhail Baryshnikov has a photography exhibit in London. Dancing Away, photographic works by Mikhail Baryshnikov, at ContiniArtUK, 105 New Bond Street, London, runs until until January 31. Baryshnikov has been taking black and white photos of family and …
ABT Dancers in The Nutcracker
Anne Haskins of LA Weekly has a great summary of the many Los Angeles Nutcrackers on tap this season. Former ABT Principal Dancers Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky will guest as the Sugerplum Fairy and her Cavalier in the Festival …
Tiler Peck in Little Dancer
Little Dancer, a ballet-based musical directed by Susan Stroman, is running until Sunday at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. The musical tells the tale of Marie, dancer who inspired the artist Edgar Degas. The dancer is played by New …
Mikhailovsky Final Thoughts
Mikhailovsky Ballet ended its Lincoln Center run yesterday and will head west to Orange County, California for four performances of Flames of Paris, November 28-30 at the Segerstrom Theater in Costa Mesa. Observations: The repertory at Lincoln Center was quite …
Mikhailovsky Don Quixote,
Nov 20 and 22
If nuance and subtlety are high on your list of ballet priorities with La Sonnambula your favorite ballet, Mikhailovsky Ballet’s Don Quixote with Natalia Osipova (Thursday evening), Oksana Bondareva (Saturday evening) and Ivan Vasiliev is the last ballet you want …