dirac Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Youth America Grand Prix semifinals in progress. Quote The Huntington Beach competition is the second regional competition to be held, due to the high number of registrants from the area, said Eve Hodgkinson, a representative of the organization. Link to comment
dirac Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 Sarasota Ballet drops "Napoli" from its newest program because of COVID-19 restrictions. Quote In addition, the London-based Kobborg, who planned to be in Sarasota for rehearsals, faced visa delays, making the presentation of “Napoli” impractical at this time. Link to comment
dirac Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 A review of English National Ballet by Jenny Gilbert for The Arts Desk. Quote A bigger challenge to this production is the mis-match of Glazunov’s music to the new war-zone setting. Orchestral oom-pah that was composed to accompany Raymonda’s coming-of-age party, which takes up most of the original Act I, now has to serve a gathering outside a Crimean field hospital where Raymonda is tending the wounded. Before a sombre backdrop of the Black Sea swathed in cannon smoke, Raymonda’s flighty friend Henriette (a fearsome Julia Conway) tosses off round after round of giggly virtuoso steps, landing the amorous attention of not one but two dashing officers. Nurses in mufti – taking time out from tending gangrenous limbs – launch into a merry pas de six. Of course this isn’t a documentary, but it stretches credulity even so. Sarah Kirkup's review for Bachtrack. Quote Tamara Rojo’s Raymonda ticks all the boxes. It boasts a ravishing score to rival Tchaikovsky by Alexander Glazunov (played with gusto by the 65-strong ENB Philharmonic). It has a plot that, in Lucinda Coxon’s rewrite, is plausible and relatable (what woman hasn’t been tempted by a man whom her friends have warned her against?). And it’s a real company showcase, both for Petipa’s original choreography and Rojo’s additions: no dancer is allowed to play it safe (particularly the men, breathtakingly pushed to their limits here), and everyone has a ball. Link to comment
dirac Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 A preview of winter season dance by Karen Campbell in The Boston Globe. Quote Boston Ballet continues its excellent series designed to elevate female choreographers with a very promising, wide-ranging program of five world premieres. Participating choreographers include principal dancer Lia Cirio, Claudia Schreier, veteran modern dancer Melissa Toogood, visual artist Shantell Martin making her first dance, and superstar New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck, who is creating a brand new work for Boston Ballet. Link to comment
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