The All Balanchine program Friday evening featured three diverse works: the plotless Donizetti Variations, the somber one act ballet La Sonnambula, and the uplifting Russian fairytale classic Firebird. Donizetti Variations is a bright, cheerful, and light piece with Ashley Bouder …
Stella Abrera as Giselle in
The Philippines
The Twitter account for Stella Abrera’s charity Steps Forward for the Philippines links to Jude Bautista’s great coverage of Stella’s Giselle performance in Manila Friday with ABT Principal Dancer James Whiteside. The performance was threatened by a bad storm that hit …
Emily Kikta and Friends
Sing the Blues
I had a post last week on several creative dance videos on New York City Ballet dancer Emily Kikta’s YouTube page. The dance and music videos on her page are a collaboration between Emily and fellow NYCB dancers Josh Thew, …
Yuriko Kajiya and Jared Matthews in Houston
The Houston Chronicle has a nice interview with former ABT Soloists Jared Matthews and Yuriko Kajiya on life in their new home. The two will dance the leads in the grand classical showpiece Paquita on the mixed rep program that …
Mixed Rep-Sept. 16
David Hallberg Injury Update David Hallberg tweets that his cast is off. He had foot surgery in August and said earlier that he plans to return to the stage in “a couple of months.” NYCB Dancers on Broadway The New York …
Stella Abrera in the Philippines
ABT Soloist Stella Abrera will perform the lead role in Giselle with Ballet Philippines at Manila’s Cultural Center for the Philippines on Friday. ABT Principal Dancer James Whiteside will perform the role of Albrecht. For Stella, who lived in the Philippines …