Tag: The Rite of Spring

Airings, Previews

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Spring Mix: 5 for 55’: A Preview and Conversation with Choreographer Caili Quan 

By Steve Sucato Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Spring Mix: 5 for 55, taking place on April 4-6 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, is a mixed repertory program celebrating the company’s 55th anniversary. For it, PBT Artistic Director Adam W. McKinney has programmed five ballets that represent each decade of the company’s existence. They include reprises of Dwight Rhoden’s elegantly moving pas de deux … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘Spring Mix: 5 for 55’: A Preview and Conversation with Choreographer Caili Quan 

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Dance Reviews 2021

Apocalyptic Winter of Discontent

Louisville Ballet – The Rite of SpringStreaming Digital PerformanceApril 22 – May 31, 2021 Reviewed by Steve Sucato A frozen post-apocalyptic world where a seeded band of humans battle a viral plague to survive. That’s the plot of Louisville Ballet resident choreographer Andrea Schermoly’s re-interpretation of Vaslav Nijinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring. Part of Louisville Ballet’s all-digital 2020-21 Season of Illumination, the ballet art … Continue reading Apocalyptic Winter of Discontent

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