Tag: Ballet

Dance Reviews 2021

Boston Ballet Celebrates Dancing Again in Stylistically Diverse, ‘reSTART’ [REVIEW]

Boston BalletreSTARTDigital ProductionOctober 28- November 7, 2021 By Steve Sucato Kicking off Boston Ballet’s 2021-22 virtual season, reSTART was a bit of a throwback to the type of programming many dance companies offered up during the early part of the global COVID-19 pandemic. It featured the company dancing outdoors and in the studio, along with a previously recorded performance in South Korea by company dancers … Continue reading Boston Ballet Celebrates Dancing Again in Stylistically Diverse, ‘reSTART’ [REVIEW]

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Dance Reviews 2021

Dance and Visual Art Combine Superbly in Grand Rapids Ballet’s Season Opener [REVIEW]

Grand Rapids BalletOff the CanvasDigital Stage ProductionOctober 17-31, 2021 By Steve Sucato The opening production in Grand Rapids Ballet’s 2021-2022 virtual season, Off the Canvas, was a filmed version of the triple bill presented live by the company, October 15-17 & 22 at their Peter Martin Wege Theatre. In partnership with SALT Creative Production Studio, the productions featuring the works of three contemporaries of GRB artistic … Continue reading Dance and Visual Art Combine Superbly in Grand Rapids Ballet’s Season Opener [REVIEW]

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FEAST: a ballet will be staged live in Cleveland on March 25, 2022

By Marc Lefkowitz CLEVELAND, OH (November 26, 2021) FEAST: a ballet — a production that uncovers the disturbing history of human consumption — marks the one-year anniversary of its premiere online performance with the announcement that the ballet will be staged live in the Cleveland area on the evening of March 25, 2022. Ticketing information and details, including Presenting Partner, coming soon. The online premiere of FEAST was produced … Continue reading FEAST: a ballet will be staged live in Cleveland on March 25, 2022

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Dance Reviews 2021

Cleveland Ballet’s Condensed Don Q is a Keeper [REVIEW]

Cleveland BalletDon QuixotePlayhouse Square – Mimi Ohio TheatreCleveland, OhioOctober 15-16, 2021 By Steve Sucato A Don Quixote for a modern audience is how Cleveland Ballet artistic director Gladisa Guadalupe described the 7-year-old company’s new paired-down ballet production. In it, Miguel de Cervantes’s familiar Don Quixote tale was delivered in 2-acts instead of the traditional 3 or 4 acts often used. Guadalupe’s interpretation, with choreography after … Continue reading Cleveland Ballet’s Condensed Don Q is a Keeper [REVIEW]

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CriticalDance.org, Dance Reviews 2021

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: ‘Season Premiere’ [REVIEW]

Pittsburgh Ballet TheatreBenedum CenterPittsburgh, PAOctober 23, 2021Season Premiere Program: Petal, Grand Pas Classique, Through the Window (world premiere), Diamonds Steve Sucato To kick off its 2021-22 dance season and the return to in-theater performances, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presented the mixed repertory production Season Premiere with the PBT Orchestra. It was the first offering in artistic director Susan Jaffe’s inaugural season of programming (postponed by the pandemic) and made good on … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: ‘Season Premiere’ [REVIEW]

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Dance International, Dance Reviews 2021

Charlotte Ballet: Celebrating 50 years / Stuart, Pite, Caniparoli, Aiello [REVIEW]

Reviewed by Steve Sucato Charlotte Ballet’s 50th Anniversary Celebration program, delayed from 2020 because of the global pandemic, was worth the wait. The final production for outgoing artistic director Hope Muir (now artistic director at the National Ballet of Canada), the program cast a wide net in terms of audience tastes, with four topflight works that not only celebrated the company’s past, but also how … Continue reading Charlotte Ballet: Celebrating 50 years / Stuart, Pite, Caniparoli, Aiello [REVIEW]

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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces A Diamond Tribute to Patricia Wilde Livestream

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents an exclusive livestream performance and tribute to PBT’s former Artistic Director, Patricia Wilde . The program, Saturday, Oct. 23 at 8:15 p.m., will begin with a special look back at a tribute to Patricia Wilde, courtesy of WQED multimedia. Learn more about Ms. Wilde’s legacy on our website. Then the evening turns to the stage for remarks from current Artistic Director, Susan … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces A Diamond Tribute to Patricia Wilde Livestream

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Javier Torres appointed Artistic Director of the Finnish National Ballet

Decision of the Board of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet announced today By Liisa Riekki At its meeting on Thursday 21 October 2021, the Board of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet appointed Javier Torres López to the position of the Artistic Director of the Finnish National Ballet. The Board made its decision unanimously on the motion of General Director Gita Kadambi after first consulting staff groups. Javier Torres is … Continue reading Javier Torres appointed Artistic Director of the Finnish National Ballet

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Heading into its 7th Season, Cleveland Ballet Is Making Huge Strides

By Steve Sucato If you haven’t been paying close attention to Cleveland Ballet of late, the company has gotten rather big, rather fast. Founded in 2014, it has gone from a fledgling ballet troupe with a handful of dancers and being funded out of pocket by company founders Gladisa Guadalupe, a dancer with the former Cleveland Ballet which folded in 2001, and Russian businessman, Dr. … Continue reading Heading into its 7th Season, Cleveland Ballet Is Making Huge Strides

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BalletMet 2 and OSU Dance partner for a unique performance highlighting protest through dance

By Sarah Irvin Clark (Columbus, OH) – BalletMet 2 and the Ohio State University Department of Dance have partnered to study and closely recreate two seminal pieces by Martha Graham and George Balanchine that highlight themes of protest. This is the second year of this DaNCe2U partnership for both groups and the theme of this year is #peace&strife; the first year focused on mental health. … Continue reading BalletMet 2 and OSU Dance partner for a unique performance highlighting protest through dance

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