dirac Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 A story on Jupiter's Paris Ballet, with photos by Steven Caras. Quote When Luxton and Flanigan finish, the next dancer immediately steps to the center of the floor. To say these dancers’ schedules are disciplined is an understatement. Many of the teens start their day at 6:30 a.m. and head straight to the studio after a full day of high school classes. But the payoff is huge. On May 15, these dancers—all students at the Paris Ballet and Dance school in Jupiter, which was founded by Feray—will take to the main stage at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts to showcase Feray’s choreographed version of the classic Cinderella. The show will be followed by a guest performance featuring two renowned principal dancers: Brooklyn Mack, who has performed with the American Ballet Theatre, and Nicole Graniero of The Washington Ballet. They will be dancing a pas de deux from Marius Petipa’s Le Corsaire. Link to comment
dirac Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Victoria Morgan presents her last production for Cincinnati Ballet. Quote The colorful, energetic repertoire ranges from Twyla Tharp’s “Nine Sinatra Songs” to company soloist David Morse’s “Our Story,” inspired by Holocaust survivors. Two guest companies will perform: California-based AXIS Dance Company and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. Morgan will reprise her popular “Boléro.” Link to comment
dirac Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 A review of New York City Ballet by Ivy Lin for Bachtrack. Quote Joseph Gordon was making his debut as Orpheus. He looks handsome and has beautiful classical turnout and line, but was also inexpressive. You never felt Orpheus’ desperation to rescue his beloved. Sterling Hyltin (filling in for Ashley Laracey who has Covid) made the most out of a tiny part – Eurydice has a brief, limb-wrapping pas de deux with Orpheus before being pulled back into the underworld (here symbolized by being pulled through a curtain). Andrew Scordato made little out of the meatiest part – the sinister Dark Angel. I’ve seen many dancers have way more fun with this. Link to comment
dirac Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 Reviews of Northern Ballet in "Casanova." The Evening Standard Quote A big life merits a big ballet, and this applies doubly for Casanova. Created in 2017 by former Northern Ballet dancer Kenneth Tindall (also the Leeds-based company’s resident choreographer) and spread across two acts, this is a stylish and sumptuous dive into some of the amorous exploits and political intrigues attached to the 18th century Italian whose name will forever be associated with hedonistic sexuality and predation. London Theatre1 Quote Joseph Taylor who danced the role of Casanova on opening night at Sadler’s Wells is a tall, rangey, athletic dancer bringing great presence to the stage. What a pleasure it was to watch him perform and to wonder at times how he did what he did, knowing the answer is strength from work as well as talent. He is also able to portray emotions and can bring likeability, essential for this role. CultureWhisper Quote Leeds-based Northern Ballet specialises in narrative ballets, and in Casanova its expertise in story-telling is thrillingly evident. Assisted by Casanova biographer Ian Kelly, veteran choreographer Kenneth Tindall has created a work that never fails to draw the audience into its heady mixture of personal and political in tumultuous 18th-century Europe. The Telegraph Quote If this sounds like an indictment of Tindall’s steps, it is, in fairness, a qualified one. Casanova’s various amorous encounters all raise the stakes considerably, and include moments of genuine choreographic originality (with tables repeatedly put to eye-poppingly licentious use). Those moments are, however, fleeting, and – especially given certain decent but slightly rote-feeling ensemble sections – there’s a sense of MacMillan-lite about this show that I struggled to shake..... Link to comment
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