Ballet To The People
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Ballet To The People is a Ballet blog by Carla Escoda.
Ballet To The People
2d ago
Leigh Donlan reviewed American Ballet Theatre’s evening performance on 20th July, 2024, at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House
ABT closed their summer season with the return of Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate, a full-length story ballet based on the well-known modern Mexican novel, and a co-production with The ..read more
Ballet To The People
1w ago
Leigh Donlan reviewed the 13th July, 2024, performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera House
I had the pleasure of seeing Catherine Hurlin and Calvin Royal III in ABT’s Romeo and Juliet last week. Royal delivered a more fully embodied character compared to his prior week’s Siegfried – paired beautifully with ..read more
Ballet To The People
1w ago
Leigh Donlan reviewed the 9th July, 2024, performance at New York City’s Joyce Theater
Amy Seiwert’s Renaissance made an empowering and inspiring centerpiece for Smuin Ballet’s return to the Joyce last week after a 12-year absence. The San Francisco company marked its 30th anniversary with three New York premieres that ..read more
Ballet To The People
2w ago
Leigh Donlan reviewed the 5th July, 2024, evening performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
Swan Lake glided into the Met last week as American Ballet Theatre continues its summer season, with the enchanting Christene Shevchenko as Odette/ Odile and dreamy Calvin Royal III as Prince Siegrfried on ..read more
Ballet To The People
3w ago
Leigh Donlan reviewed the 29th June, 2024, evening performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
The shiny new thing at American Ballet Theatre’s unusually compact summer season at the Met, Wayne McGregor’s Woolf Works, just concluded its New York premiere run – and it’s spectacular. While there ..read more
Ballet To The People
2M ago
Leigh Donlan reviewed the performance on Saturday 4th May, 2024
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company closed its 15-city U.S. spring tour at home this weekend at New York’s Joyce Theater. The 9-piece mixed bill included two New York premieres, one world premiere, and excerpts from works by Vaganova, McKenzie, Ratmansky ..read more
Ballet To The People
3M ago
Exhibition reviewed by Leigh Donlan on 25 April 2024
Many American women artists escaped to Paris during the early 20th century where they found freedom from the gender, class, race, religious and sexual orientation limitations of home. Over sixty of these women are celebrated in the skillfully curated Brilliant Exiles ..read more
Ballet To The People
4M ago
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 performance reviewed by Leigh Donlan
Marcy Harriell and dancers of Mark Morris Dance Group (Photo: Julieta Cervantes)
Mark Morris is one of the most musical contemporary choreographers today. He produces music shows, not dance shows. The Look of Love is yet another masterpiece that exemplifies this ..read more
Ballet To The People
4M ago
Thursday Feb 29, 2024, performance reviewed by Leigh Donlan
Yuka Iseda and Zecheng Liang of Philadelphia Ballet in Giselle, choreographed by Angel Corella. (Photo: Alexander Iziliaev)
Philadelphia Ballet opened Giselle on Thursday evening at the historic Academy of Music. It was a charming mix of the earthly delights and pitfalls ..read more
Ballet To The People
4M ago
A big thank you to New York Theatre Ballet and to Amanda McKerrow of the Antony Tudor Ballet Trust for generously allowing us to post these Tudor ballets.
Elena Zahlmann and Kyle Coffman of New York Theatre Ballet in Antony Tudor’s Jardin aux Lilas (Photo: Julieta Cervantes)
With life as ..read more