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International arts writer/critic for newspapers, magazines and websites.
Press Releases

Grand Rapids Ballet Begins Search for a New Artistic Director

By Michael Erickson Grand Rapids, MI, August 15, 2017– Grand Rapids Ballet (GRB) announced today that they are formally beginning a search for a new artistic director for Michigan’s only professional ballet company. Current artistic director, Patricia Barker, announced in June that she accepted the artistic director appointment at Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB). Barker has been in this position with GRB since 2010, and … Continue reading Grand Rapids Ballet Begins Search for a New Artistic Director

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Press Releases

Cincinnati Ballet Announces Exciting Promotions and New Dancers for 2017-2018 Company Roster

By Ashley Kruger CINCINNATI. (August 16, 2017)–Cincinnati Ballet Artistic Director, Victoria Morgan, is proud to announce the 2017-2018 dancer roster, complete with eight new hires and five promotions, including Sirui Liu, who moves from Senior Soloist to Principal, and Chisako Oga, who moves from Soloist to Principal. Coming to the U.S from Shanghai, China, Sirui Liu joined Cincinnati Ballet in 2011 as a member of the Corps de … Continue reading Cincinnati Ballet Announces Exciting Promotions and New Dancers for 2017-2018 Company Roster

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Dance Reviews 2017

Benz a Consummate Juliet in BalletMet’s Superb ‘Romeo and Juliet’

“Within this beautiful setting Liang choreographed a beauty of a pas de deux that contained a wellspring of fabulous lifts and carries to go with the character’s unbridled joy which Benz and Ward captured to perfection in their exquisite dancing of it.” Continue reading Benz a Consummate Juliet in BalletMet’s Superb ‘Romeo and Juliet’

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