“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’
“The most important thing in bringing out greatness in a dancer is to put them on stage and put them on stage often,” says Hubbard Street 2 (HS2) director Terence Marling. “This … alters a person’s dancing more than anything that happens in the studio.” Continue reading The Skinny on Second Companies: Benefits, Logistics and Costs
“Age of Innocence” drove home once again how fortunate Columbus dance audiences are to have a world-class choreographer leading BalletMet. The level of ballets and dancer talent Liang has assembled since his arrival in 2013 far exceeds the company’s mid-size budget. Continue reading BalletMet and Cincinnati Ballet Joint Production a Delectable Treat
Capturing a music video vibe, Kudelka’s choreography had the dancers repeating exaggerated hip sways, sideways waddles and arms-on-shoulders Greek folk dance-like circle dances. Continue reading Lauper, Liang, Balanchine and Bowie: BalletMet’s ‘Breaking Ballet’ an Entertaining Ride
Like a Picasso cubist painting among Monets and Rembrandts, ‘Real Life’ was an aesthetic jolt. Continue reading BalletMet’s Orrante Takes Final Bow in a Program Brimming with Memorable Moments
In a company loaded with talented female dancers, BalletMet newcomer Karen Wing sets herself apart. Continue reading Pointe Magazine 2015 Stars of the Corps Profiles: Karen Wing, BalletMet & Marisa Grywalski, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
By Steve Sucato Newly appointed BalletMet Columbus artistic director Edwaard Liang says he didn’t know he wanted the position until it fell into his lap. The 39-year-old internationally known choreographer had just returned from creating a work for Bolshoi Ballet’s Svetlana Zakharova in Russia when he received an invitation from the BalletMet executive committee to apply. Though he was reluctant to interview at first, he … Continue reading Edwaard Liang continues BalletMet’s history of directors who choreograph
BalletMet Columbus – Innovations BalletMet Performance Space Columbus, OH October 24 – November 8, 2014 Reviewed by Steve Sucato One thing is clear about Edwaard Liang’s first full season as artistic director BalletMet Columbus; the honeymoon period with him as new director shows no signs of being over. On the heels of this past September’s landmark production of Twisted, Liang and company have kept the … Continue reading BalletMet’s Triple Bill of World Premiere Ballets Finds Beauty in Strange Situations
BalletMet Columbus, Opera Columbus and Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Chorus – Twisted: A Trio of Excellence Ohio Theatre Columbus, Ohio September 25-28, 2014 Reviewed by Steve Sucato It’s a wonderful thing when what sounds good in theory is even better in real life. Such was the case in the landmark collaboration Twisted: A Trio of Excellence featuring BalletMet Columbus, Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony … Continue reading Landmark Production One for the Ages
BalletMet Columbus & Cincinnati Ballet – Symphony in C Ohio Theatre – Columbus, Ohio March 22, 2014 Reviewed by Steve Sucato A historic collaboration between two of Ohio’s top ballet companies, BalletMet Columbus and Cincinnati Ballet in the program Symphony in C at Columbus’ Ohio Theatre was not only an audience-pleasing triumph, but was perhaps a harbinger of the quality programming fledgling artistic director Edwaard Liang … Continue reading BalletMet Columbus and Cincinnati Ballet Collaborate on Stellar Program
