dirac Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Helgi Tomasson is honored with a gala at San Francisco Ballet. Quote The performances kicked off with Wei Wang moving in spotlight on a darkened stage to some glorious Handel music in "Chaconne for Piano and Two Dancers." Wang is a shining example of a Tomasson discovery, one of so many we've been treated to over the years. The Chinese-born and trained dancer was visiting family in Northern California a dozen or so years ago when he auditioned for SFB on a whim and immediately accepted into the school. Wang soon became an apprentice and worked his way up through the company's ranks to become one of its best all-around dancers. Wang danced the opening solo of "Chaconne" with such clean, unfussy technique and sensitive musicality that it took my breath away. Then the ever-sensational Frances Chung (another Tomasson protégée who rose through the ranks at SFB) took over and possibly raised the bar even higher..... Link to comment
dirac Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 A review of the Royal Ballet by Louise Levene in The Financial Times. Quote A Month in the Country, with what Ashton dubbed “a welding job” of Chopin by John Lanchbery, in a Russian country house setting by Julia Trevelyan Oman, was strongly danced at both weekend performances. At the matinee, Marianela Núñez made easy work of Natalia Petrovna’s constant changes of speed and direction, and her emotions vacillated just as readily: languid one minute; frantic the next. Matthew Ball is well cast as her son’s all-too-loveable young tutor. Link to comment
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