volcanohunter Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Yesterday Alberta Ballet held an official presentation in Edmonton of its 2007/08 season. September: The National Ballet of Canada tours with Peter Wright's production of Giselle. October/November: Kirk Peterson's new Othello December: Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker February: a revival of Jean Grand-Maître's Dangerous Liaisons April: Jean Grand-Maître's new ballet to Mozart's Requiem. I am sorry that there are no mixed bills. Presumably this is a response to box-office pressures. I would like to have seen a revival of Balanchine's Prodigal Son. I'm also surprised that apart from the Nutcracker, there is no kid-friendly programming. I rather expected the company to bring back Edmund Stripe's charming Alice in Wonderland. I'm also sorry that the season doesn't include a tour by Ballet BC. It's been several years since they've performed here, and I half expected a reciprocal visit after Alberta Ballet's run of Romeo & Juliet in Vancouver last September. I am glad that this will be the last run of Nissinen's Nutcracker because the production is very tired, and I will be curious to see how Dangerous Liaisons works on the large stage of the Jubilee Auditorium, as the company had previously performed it in much smaller venues. Link to comment
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