dirac Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Sarasota Ballet presents an all-Balanchine program. Quote During a recent interview at Sarasota Ballet’s offices in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, Webb said that hiring [Sandra] Jennings was worth the cost because the authenticity of Balanchine’s work is preserved. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 A review of Tulsa Ballet in "Romeo and Juliet" by James D. Watts Jr. for Tulsa World. Quote This is the third time Tulsa Ballet has staged Liang’s work, and it remains one of the most effective contemporary narrative ballets we’ve ever seen. The story is streamlined without sacrificing any of its emotional richness, the physical production is properly sumptuous, the sword-fighting scenes are vigorous and exciting, and the choreography is both physically demanding and richly evocative. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 An interview with Adam McKinney of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Quote Although new to leading a medium-sized, union-affiliated professional ballet company, he has amassed a wealth of experiences through interacting with governmental and non-governmental agencies, by directing an arts organization and from working with his former artistic directors and role models – among them Judith Jamison, Alonzo King and Maurice Béjart. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Atlanta Ballet presents a mixed bill. Quote Sergio Masero, a dancer with Atlanta Ballet, presented the opener, Querencia, (Spanish for desire). It is his third work for the company. The piece was a heaping dose of lovely. A lovely painting mottled with gold, royal blue and maroon loomed as a backdrop to similarly dressed dancers in lovely romantic costumes. Were the dancers melting away from the painting or being folded into it? Music by Anton Arensky, elegantly played by Western-Li Summerton, Lisa Morrison and Charae Krueger, provided the sonic foreground that would sporadically make its presence known. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 A review of the National Ballet of Canada in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Denise Sum for danceviewtimes.com. Quote During this run, all four dancers cast as Alice were making their debuts. The opening night show went to a very deserving Tirion Law. She is a second soloist but has some experience with principal roles (Juliet and the Sugar Plum Fairy) under her belt. This youthful, petite soubrette is a natural choice for Alice who in this production is an adolescent rather than a child (a smart artistic decision as it allows for a love story that gives the work a romantic arc). Despite a phenomenal and eclectic cast of supporting characters, Law holds her own as Alice and does not let anyone steal the show. She brought a nuanced characterization to the title role. Far from a passive observer, her Alice has agency and a sense of her own values. She is a smart and courageous teen on the brink of womanhood. In this libretto, she is on a quest to find and save her love interest – the Knave of Hearts – which helps give the ballet direction and flow. Like Odysseus, she is on a hero’s journey. Law depicts Alice as kind and generous, but also someone that is not afraid to speak up and stand her ground, even when scared or confused. The role must be exhausting as she is almost continuously on stage with very few breaks, but if she was tired it did not show. She executed Wheeldon’s choreography with precision and texture, all the while taking the audience on an epic emotional journey. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 A review of Los Angeles Ballet by Tom Teicholz for Forbes. Quote Last weekend, LAB launched their 2024 season, the first full season programmed by Barak, and in keeping with her earlier vision, the program had plenty of new work to be excited about. Link to comment
dirac Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 Researchers in Fort Worth study the health of female ballet dancers. Quote "Specifically bone health," UNT Health Science Center Performing Arts Medicine Fellowship Director Dr. Yein Lee said. "From a sports medicine perspective or other medical perspective, we see it a lot in the clinic." "As I was doing this fellowship, I saw a lot of dancers with stress injuries and stress fractures," Performing Arts Medicine Fellow Dr. Stephen Fung, DO said. "My question was, why?" Link to comment
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