dirac Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 A preview of Rochester City Ballet's Nutcracker. Quote “The Nutcracker,” performed by the Rochester City Ballet, will open for the 24th year and will take place at the Eastman Theatre with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Link to comment
dirac Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 A review of Norwegian National Ballet by Jonathan Gray for Bachtrack. Quote Norwegian National Ballet is one of those companies able to switch from up-to-date contemporary works to the most difficult pieces in the classical repertoire with surprising ease. Just a few weeks ago, the company was presenting Alan Lucien Øyen’s Nothing Personal, but on 9th November it took on the very different challenges of performing choreography created at the end of the 19th century by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa in Klassisk Mesteraften, a programme made up of Act II and the “Black Swan” pas de deux from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, and a new staging of dances from Glazunov's Raymonda. The company looked strong and harmonious, especially the female corps de ballet – which says much about its high standards – but I couldn’t help thinking it would look even better if it were dancing more persuasive productions of these traditional classics. Link to comment
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