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Tag Archives: Ratmansky
Ratmansky’s Fantastically Funny, Tim Burton-Esque New FIREBIRD
Thursday night I went down to Costa Mesa for ABT’s premiere of Ratmansky’s FIREBIRD at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. I’m so glad I braved the nearly three hour drive (with traffic; without about fifty minutes) from west L.A. … Continue reading
ABT is Coming to Orange County with Ratmansky’s New FIREBIRD
How excited am I! This Thursday through Sunday, my beloved ABT will be performing at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County. They’re premiering Ratmansky’s new Firebird – and none other than SLSG faves Marcelo Gomes and Natalia … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events
Tagged ABT, David Hallberg, Firebird, Isabella Boylston, Marcelo Gomes, Merce Cunningham, Natalia Osipova, Ratmansky, Simone Messmer, Wheeldon
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Los Angeles Ballet’s NUTCRACKER, and More Settling Into LA Angst
Last night was the opening of Los Angeles Ballet‘s Nutcracker. Above photo – of my favorite dance – taken from LA Mommy Poppins.) It had its premiere at the Alex Theater in Glendale, and will be showing again there tonight. … Continue reading
Vladimir Shklyarov: the Marcelo Gomes of the Mariinsky?
I’m usually not a stage door person, but Friday night, after the Mariinsky Ballet’s second-to-last night performing in New York, I decided to follow some friends down into the bowels of the Met. Actually, now that construction has finished down … Continue reading
American Ballet Theater Spring 2011 Opening Night Gala
Last night was ABT’s Spring 2011 opening night gala. Dreary, rainy night … but what else is new for New York these days? Once inside, I really enjoyed the show though. (I’m hoping to receive photos soon, which I’ll post). … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Alexandre Hammoudi, Alina Cojocaru, Balanchine, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Black Swan, Boston Ballet, Caroline Kennedy, Cory Stearns, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Georges Garcia, Gillian Murphy, Irina Dvorovenko, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet, Jessica Lang, Joan Boada, Jose Manuel Carreno, Jules Massenet, Julie Kent, Karelia March, Kevin McKenzie, Lady of the Camellias, Le Cid, Lorena Feijoo, Lorna Feijoo, Majisimo, Marcelo Gomes, Maxim Beloserkovsky, Miami City Ballet, Michele Wiles, Nelson Madrigal, Nutcracker, opening night gala, Paloma Herrera, Rachel Moore, Ratmansky, Raymond Luken, Reyneris Reyes, Roberto Bolle, San Francisco Ballet, Sarah Lane, Splendid Isolation, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, The Bright Stream, Veronika Part, Xiomara Reyes
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American Ballet Theater’s “On To Act II” at the Guggenheim
Did you guys watch the live-stream last night or tonight? If you missed it, you can watch the video now archived on the Guggenheim’s ustream channel. It feels weird to review a program that everyone can easily watch online, but … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged ABT, ABT II, ABT Met season, Black Swan pdd, Bright Stream, Guggenheim, Heo Seo, Irlan Silva, Jessica Lang, Jose Manuel Carreno, live-stream, Martine van Hamel, Only When I Dance, Ratmansky, Sarah Lane, Susan Jaffe, ustream, Vivace Motifs, Works & Process
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For the Love of Duke
On Friday night Susan Stroman’s For the Love of Duke premiered at NYCB. Photos above by Paul Kolnik. Top: Tiler Peck, Sara Mearns, and Amar Ramasar; bottom: Mearns and Ramasar. Stroman is primarily a Broadway choreographer (I think her most … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Amar Ramasar, Andrew Veyette, Ashley Bouder, B, Benjamin Millepied, Billy Strayhorn, Blossom Got Kissed, Christopher Wheeldon, Conerto DSCH, Contact, Duke Ellington, Elaine Chelton, For the Love of Duke, Frankie and Johnny ... and Rose, Gonzalo Garcia, Jared Angle, Joaquin DeLuz, Ligeti, Maria Kowroski, micropolyphony, Morphoses, NYCB, Paul Kolnik, Polyphonia, Ratmansky, Robert Fairchild, Ryan McAdams, Sara Mearns, Savannah Lowery, Tiler Peck, Tyler Angle, Wendy Whelan
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Last Week at New York City Ballet
Last week I went to two performances of NYCB – opening night and Thursday night’s “See the Music” program – and to two of the free all-day Balanchine events on Saturday. First, I’ll talk about the last two since I … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Andrew Veyette, Ashley Bouder, Balanchine, Balanchine's birthday, Benjamin Millepied, Chase Finlay, Concerto DSCH, Cortege Hongrois, Duo Concertant, Faycal Karoui, Jenifer Ringer, Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Mozartiana, Natalie Portman, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Peter Martins, Ratmansky, Robert Fairchild, Sara Mearns, School of American Ballet, Sean Lavery, See the Music, Sterling Hyltin, The Four Temperaments, Tyler Angle, Valse-Fantasie
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This Week at New York City Ballet
I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend, and happy belated Martin Luther King Day! Tonight begins the Winter season at NYCB. Highlights for the season will be a world premiere by Susan Stroman on January 28th, and Peter Martins’ … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events
Tagged all Balanchine, Ashley Bouder, Black Swan, Concerto DSCH, Koch Theater, Millepied, New York City Ballet, NYCB, opening night, Ratmansky, Sara Mearns, Swan Lake, The Four Temperaments, Tyler Angle
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Photos of ABT’s New Nutcracker
As promised, here are some photos of Ratmansky’s new Nutcracker for ABT. I forgot to mention in my last post how much I loved the Alice in Wonderland-like high chair for Clara to sit atop to watch the mice / … Continue reading
American Ballet Theater’s Original New Nutcracker
More photos coming soon. This one (of Gillian Murphy and Catherine Hurlin as the two versions of Clara) is taken from culture.wnyc.org. Last night was the official opening of ABT’s much awaited new Ratmansky-choreographed Nutcracker at BAM. I loved almost … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Arron Scott, Balanchine, Black Swan, Bolshoi, Catherine Hurlin, clara, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, David Koch, Gillian Murphy, Grigorovich, James Wolcott, Kai Monroe, Kevin McKenzie, Lion King, Marcelo Gomes, Mikhail Ilyn, Nutcracker, nutcracker prince, Ratmansky, Richard Hudson, Sarah Lane, Sascha Radetsky, snow scene, Tyler Maloney, Veronika Part, waltz of the flowers
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The Bolshoi’s Nutcracker
So of course I went yesterday to see the Bolshoi’s Nutcracker, live-streamed into movie theaters all over the world, though, judging by the opening remarks made by announcers and intermission interviews, I think most of the audience was in France. … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams
Tagged ABT, Andrei Bolotin, Anna Tikhomirova, Artem Ovcharenko, Big Cinema, Bolshoi, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Denis Medvedev, Denis Savin, Emerging Pictures, Flames of Paris, Nina Kaptsova, Nutcracker, Ratmansky, Sugar Plum Fairy, Svetlana Pavlova, Veronika Part, Victoria Osipova, Vyacheslav Lopatin, Yuri Grigorovich
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