Saturday, March 26

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A review of the Sarasota Ballet by Carrie Seidman in the Herald-Tribune.

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One had to wonder what the Sarasota Ballet world premiere of British choreographer David Bintley’s “A Comedy of Errors” might have been like if the Earth were not just emerging from a global pandemic.  

 

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San Jose's New Ballet presents a mixed bill.

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The rest of the program should have a NorCal vibe to it as well. There’s a ballet by Duncan Cooper — formerly of Dance Theatre of Harlem, S.F. Ballet and American Ballet Theatre — who started his training at Santa Clara Ballet School with Rawson, and a work by Amy Seiwert, resident choreographer of Smuin Ballet and former director of Sacramento Ballet. Two other pieces are by contemporary ballet choreographer Marika Brussel and Argentina-born dancer Mariana Sobral.

 

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A review of Ballet Black by Chris Lilly for The Reviews Hub.

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Twenty years ago, Cassa Pancho established Ballet Black to improve the representation in the world of ballet for dancers of colour. She discovered that managing a company that attracted a wealth of dancers, musicians, designers, and choreographers was a full-time job, so she let her own choreography lapse in the service of other artists. She also managed to persuade Freed of London, the leading manufacturer of ballet shoes, that ‘flesh coloured’ didn’t necessarily mean ‘pink’.