Verb Ballets’ Poll Tribute Faithful and First-Rate
If any of Poll’s signature ballets are deserving of the label “masterpiece,” “Bolero” certainly qualifies. Continue reading Verb Ballets’ Poll Tribute Faithful and First-Rate
Category: Dance Reviews 2016
Grand Rapids Ballet’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Wickedly Seductive
The somewhat convoluted story where sexual partners were like library books, easily obtained and swapped, found Merteuil and Valmont, when not pawing at each other, scheming up games of conquest and revenge that toyed with emotions and destroyed lives. Continue reading Grand Rapids Ballet’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Wickedly Seductive
‘Peter Pan’ soars at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
While the entire cast’s acting and dancing was divine, the evening belonged to Caitlin Peabody as the lovable spitfire Tinker Bell. From foot-stomping fits and pouts to unbridled girlish joy, Peabody embodied the child-like fairy. Continue reading ‘Peter Pan’ soars at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
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