dirac Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Reviews of the Australian Ballet in "Oscar." The Guardian Quote The act two pas de deux between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas (known familiarly as Bosie) in Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet Oscar deserves to take its place in the pantheon of great romantic balletic pairings. The Conversation Quote Wheeldon and The Australian Ballet artistic director David Hallberg have described Oscar as the first “out” gay ballet. In act one, a near-kiss prepared us for what was to come in act two, two men kissing on the ballet stage. In the program, Wheeldon states both he and Hallberg, as gay men, felt a gay ballet narrative was overdue and that the time was right to make one. Man in Chair Quote Working at the height of his sophisticated, visionary powers, Wheeldon crafts something of a structured fantasia, a dazzling mix of perfectly balanced abstract and traditional storytelling. While pre-reading of the synopsis is recommended to comfortably follow the action, the ballet nonetheless unfolds like a heady dream that can be enjoyed in its own right simply for its elegance and beauty. Link to comment
dirac Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Obituaries for Michaela DePrince. BBC News Quote Born in Kenema, Sierra Leone, in 1995, DePrince was sent to an orphanage at the age of three after both of her parents died during the civil war. She has spoken in the past about how she was seen as a "devil's child" in the orphanage because she suffered from vitiligo, a condition in which patches of skin lose pigmentation. The Daily Mail Quote Michaela Mabinty DePrince, 29, captioned what would be her final post with a hand-gestured peace sign emoji, as she stood dressed in an all-black Nike ensemble. Also linked to the post is soul-singer Khalid’s song ‘Better’ which features lyrics: ‘Nothing feels better than this, nothing feels better.’ Link to comment
dirac Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 A review of New York City Ballet by Leigh Witchel for dancelog.nyc. Quote Murphy did most of the dance with her upper body, really emphasizing the arch of her back when she bent, which marked her immediately as not being from around these parts. A lovely novelty for the NYCB audience to see the difference in accent. Murphy put her hands to her heart in “rapture” on the last pose. That’s an echo of how ballerinas at ABT usually bow. They tend to use bows as an emotional “I’m overwhelmed” moment, and even in that little gesture, you saw how much convention and artifice is in things we take for granted. Link to comment
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