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Dance Reviews 2026

PNB Brings New Charm to 32-year-old ‘Cinderella’ Production [REVIEW]

Pacific Northwest Ballet – Cinderella Digital Stream – Recorded at Seattle Center’s McCaw HallFebruary 12-16, 2026 By Steve Sucato There was a lot to love about Pacific Northwest Ballet’s remounting of Kent Stowell’s ballet Cinderella. The 32-year-old production, which debuted in 1994, was blessed with clear storytelling, heartfelt performances by PNB’s dancers, sumptuous sets and costumes, and the kind of storybook magic that has kept Cinderella … Continue reading PNB Brings New Charm to 32-year-old ‘Cinderella’ Production [REVIEW]

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Cleveland Ballet’s New ‘Cinderella’ is a Fresh Take on the Classic Tale [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato  As a ballet, the first documented versions of Cinderella date back to 1813, but most modern productions are based on Charles Perrault’s 1697 book, “Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper,” and the 1940s Bolshoi Theatre’s ballet production with a libretto by Nikolai Volkov, music by Sergei Prokofiev, and choreography by Rostislav Zakharov, with a comedic handling of the stepsisters’ characters popularized by … Continue reading Cleveland Ballet’s New ‘Cinderella’ is a Fresh Take on the Classic Tale [PREVIEW]

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Cleveland Ballet offers up an Exciting ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet Steeped in Tradition [PREVIEW]

By Steve Sucato A production of firsts in how Cleveland Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet this weekend can be characterized. It was the very first story ballet choreographer Robert Weiss created for his newly formed Carolina Ballet in 1999, and is now the first Romeo and Juliet production for Cleveland Ballet under Artistic Director Timour Bourtasenkov. A founding member of Carolina Ballet, Bourtasenkov was also the … Continue reading Cleveland Ballet offers up an Exciting ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet Steeped in Tradition [PREVIEW]

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