New York City Ballet – Coppélia – New York
★★★★✰ Tiler Peck, with her quick feet and sassy musicality, is perfectly suited to the role of Swanhilda. Her choreography has copious amounts of pointework, quick steps, requires adroitness in petit allegro and excellent mime technique – all of which Peck has in abundance.
Mariinsky Ballet – The Little Humpbacked Horse – Washington
★★★★✰ Who knew the Mariinsky dancers are a group of profoundly entertaining comedians?
Bolshoi Ballet – Coppelia – Washington
The Bolshoi’s new Coppelia was heavenly fun. Vikharev’s production brought to the fore the Russian ballet tradition of expressive pantomime and spirited ensemble dances.
