Thursday, October 14

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A review of the Joffrey Ballet by for The Chicago Sun-Times.

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At the same time, there was also another kind of celebration of home Wednesday evening as the Joffrey marked its debut at the Lyric Opera House — a move that was announced in 2017 and delayed by one season because of COVID-19.

 

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Charleston Ballet presents "Dracula: The Seduction," not without challenges.

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Nearly all of Columbia Classical Ballet’s dancers are foreign born and in the states on a work or artistic visa. Many of them come from China or Russia, and the pandemic has limited international travel.

Pauley had to scramble. She said she’d written the ballet based on the resources usually at her disposal, and while Charleston Ballet generally has a couple of local male dancers, she regularly relies on bringing in dancers from outside the area.

 

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An interview with Sae Eun Park.

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Her ascent through the ranks was interrupted in 2015, when she needed cosmetic surgery after a colleague accidentally kicked her in the forehead while practising.

She failed that year's promotion exams and fell into depression, avoiding mirrors for a time for fear of seeing her scar.

 

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A review of Philadelphia Ballet by Ellen Dunkel for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Landscaping the Mist is set to four pieces of music by Philip Glass played live on the piano by Martha Koeneman, solo pianist for the Philadelphia Ballet Orchestra. Live music, especially during a pandemic, even more in such a small theater is a rare treat, and Koeneman sounded wonderful.

Light gray costumes are not the best choice for an intimate performance, however. Most were darkened with sweat stains over the course of the piece and there’s no distance to hide that.