dirac Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 A review of San Francisco Ballet by Terez Rose for Bachtrack. Quote And thus echoing Pandora’s fateful curiosity, I ripped open the packet that I’d been warned not to open. Clever. Very clever. And that’s the first thing to know about San Francisco Ballet’s thought-provoking opening program, in this, the first season artistic director Tamara Rojo has curated, following Helgi Tomasson’s long, successful tenure. Mere Mortals, an immersive sensory-experience ballet that merges dance, lights, visuals and sound, is clever. Link to comment
dirac Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 A review of Ballett am Rhein by Vikki Jane Vile for Bachtrack. Quote In the latest premiere for Ballett am Rhein, Dominique Dumais seeks to address how humans long for contact and closeness, and explore the various meanings behind a kiss. It all sounds wonderful and full of promise, so much opportunity for romantic pas de deux and beautifully drawn love stories. Except they don’t appear. There are no main characters here, just a conveyor belt of solos, duets and trios, the cumulative effect of which is not a lot. Link to comment
dirac Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 The Trocks visit San Diego. Quote For example, Spanish dancer Kevin Garcia joined the company in 2017. His two stage personas are Elvira Khababgallina and Sergey Legupski. Tokyo native Shohei Isahama joined the Trocks in March 2022. His onstage drag IDs are Anya Marx and Chip Pididouda. And newcomer Matias Dominguez Escrig, a native of Chile who joined the company last October, dances onstage as Gerd Törd and Pavel Törd. Link to comment
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