Washington Ballet – Balanchine + Ashton quad bill – Washington
★★★✰✰ The Washington Ballet new program titled Balanchine + Ashton showcased four works by the two great choreographers, who “forever shaped our art form,” as the company’s artistic director, Julie Kent, put it in her opening remarks.
Interview – Gary Harris on life and setting Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia for the Royal Ballet
Gary Harris has had one of the most varied ballet careers you can get… dancer, teacher, ballet master, artistic director, designer and notator. Now he’s working with the Royal Ballet to bring back Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia – Jann Parry went for a chat.
New York City Ballet – In Creases (new Peck) quad bill – New York
Creases revealed, once again, Just Peck’s ability to create strikingly imaginative patterns and formations onstage.
City Center – On Your Toes – New York
Along the way, the show strings together some memorably ravishing songs and knock-out dance numbers while having fun…
Suzanne Farrell Ballet – Autumn 2012 Program B – Washington
The company premiere of The Prodigal Son was the centerpiece and highlight of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet’s second all-Balanchine program at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater – a program that also included Divertimento No. 15 and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.
