dirac Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 A review of Ballet.Co. Laboratory's Nutcracker by Sheila Regan for The Star Tribune of Minneapolis. Quote You get one big adventure, and it's called "Nutcracker in Wonderland." Presented by Ballet Co.Laboratory at Ted Mann Concert Hall last weekend, the story juxtaposed Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland" with E.T.A. Hoffman's "Nutcracker and Mouse King," using Tchaikovsky's music. Combining the plots made the story even more like a hallucinogenic dreamscape than either of the sources. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 A review of the Australian Ballet's Celebration Gala by Leila Lois for ArtsHub. Quote Benedicte Bemet, in particular, with her heart-shaped face, and high tilt of head, was intoxicating. Her movements were doe-like and pristine. With two other principal dancers, Sharni Spencer and Valerie Tereshchenko, she latticied her arms and balancéd in canon, evocative of falling water. They were the epitome of force and grace. The elliptical sway of their pirouettes and chaîné turns were enough to take your breath away. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Backstage photo gallery of the Philadelphia Ballet's Nutcracker. Quote Principal Dancer Mayara Pineiro warms up before opening night of the Philadelphia Ballet's "George Balanchine's The Nutcracker" at the Academy of Music. Pineiro danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy on opening night. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Galina Samsova has died at age 84. Quote The singularly eloquent, heroic, valuable ballerina Galina Samsova, a Russian stylist in a British context, has died, aged eighty-four. Many will never have heard of her, but she left branding memories. She was the first dancer to flood my eyes with tears; she had the most breathtakingly supple back I have ever observed in live performance. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Singapore Dance Theatre gets a new name. Quote Three decades later, the dance company unveils its new name: Singapore Ballet. This much-anticipated news was announced at the opening of the Singapore Ballet Festival which took place from December 10 to 12. In making the name change, the company hopes to present itself in the most authentic light, whilst still remaining an ambassador for dance and for Singapore. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Associated Press review of New York City Ballet's Nutcracker. Quote Athena Shevorykin was an expressive Marie, and Reed Ouimet an upbeat companion as the prince. As for the adults, on this night the Sugarplum Fairy was danced by Indiana Woodward — all warmth and excitement as she greeted the little angels in the beginning of Act II, and expansive as she danced the pas de deux with partner Anthony Huxley, dramatic fish dives and all. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre brings back Nutcracker to live performance. Quote But, that chance slipped away once the Nutcracker was canceled due to the pandemic. “My dance teacher was like, ‘Hey, guys…we're not having a Nutcracker,’” Heffernan said. “All of us cried. We sobbed. It was horrible.” When starting school at LSU, she joined Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre to continue dancing. This December, Heffernan is returning to the stage as the Azalea Fairy. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 A review of Milwaukee Ballet by John Schneider for Shepherd Express. Quote It’s up to the dancers to make it all work. The opening night cast was stellar. Superstars Marize Fumero and Davit Hovhannisyan were superb as Marie and Karl, spinning, leaping, lifting and balancing, taking us into the music. Alana Griffith gave young Clara total agency, dancing as if by nature. As her brother Fritz, the fiery and funny Barry Molina often stole the show. Among the many things I hope will stay in Pink’s new production are Clara’s and Fritz’s comic interactions with the other characters. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 An interview with Raul Salamanca, the artistic director of Golden State Ballet. Quote “I knew by age 15 that I wanted to become a professional dancer, and there was nothing that would stop me. In ballet, if you don’t mind working really hard, then ballet can become a great vehicle for you to feel that you are a part of something special.” As a professional dancer, Salamanca performed internationally, and at organizations such as Ballet Arizona, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, Ballet San Antonio and Boston Ballet. Link to comment
dirac Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 A family buys fake tickets to Ballet West's Nutcracker. Quote "I had the tickets, I was ready to go – when I got to the show, they said the tickets didn't exist," Conde told 2News in an interview. Conde said he spent close to $900 purchasing five tickets online from a website called "ticketsales.com." Link to comment
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