dirac Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 A review of New York City Ballet by Robert Greskovic in The Wall Street Journal. Quote But despite instances of this kind that seem to pop out as if in close-up, the overall picture of this “Nutcracker” remains in focus and honors Balanchine’s savvy storytelling and musically inspired choreography. And in the first two shows last week, the NYCB company dancers in the rotating casts that will take on the ballet’s leading roles throughout the run gave often impressive performances. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 A review of the Ballet Icons Gala by Jann Parry for DanceTabs. Quote Nicoletta Manni from La Scala Ballet opened the gala in the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake with Jacob Feyferlik (now with Dutch National Ballet) as her partner. She was seductively manipulative in a slightly different version of the choreography from the Royal Ballet’s account. A Wayne McGregor pas deux from Chroma followed, taking the audience by surprise to see Royal Ballet dancers in skimpy underwear shape-shifting to Joby Talbot’s rearrangement of a White Stripes number, The Hardest Button to Button. Marcelino Sambé did indeed look as though he was trying to wrangle Yasmine Naghdi through a too-tight buttonhole as they tussled with each other, sassy and insouciant. The duet was a reminder of how much McGregor’s choreography has changed since Chroma was created for the Royal Ballet back in 2006. Link to comment
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