dirac Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 A review of New York City Ballet by Ivy Lin for Bachtrack. Quote In Other Dances, Roman Mejia (recently promoted to soloist) and Tiler Peck were dynamite. Mejia has astounding elevation and speed. His jumps don’t just soar, they blaze. Tiler Peck is a master at playing with the different folksy rhythms of this ballet – she’d slowly unfurl her leg, and then stab the floor with ferocity. The two have a playful rapport and their body lines match perfectly. They deserved the loud ovations they received. Link to comment
dirac Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 A review of Alessandra Ferri and Carsten Jung by Jann Parry for DanceTabs. Quote Ferri is spellbinding as her awareness of her condition comes and goes. She can veer from being ditzy and diva-like to going dead behind her eyes. At 58, she still has the beautiful line of her ballerina prime, her supple limbs elegantly shaped even when she’s lying on her back, feet in the air. When she recalls steps and gestures from past roles as a wili, a swan, she is not trying to prove that she could still perform them: like Giselle in her mad scene, she’s a broken being. Ferri lets us know that she knows what’s happening to her, though she puts on a happy face. And what a face, those expressive dark eyes foretelling he character’s inevitable extinction. Link to comment
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