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BWW Review: Syracuse City Ballet Charms With ALADDIN at Crouse Hinds Theater
The Syracuse City Ballet, the only professional ballet serving the Central New York community, brought the enchanting ballet of Aladdin to life this past weekend at Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse, New York. The production was directed and choreographed by founding artistic director Kathleen Rathbu...
BWW Review: National Ballet Delivers Grand Spectacle with THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
Tchaikovsky's exquisite score meets Nureyev's exhilarating choreography in a sensational grand ballet experience. The National Ballet of Canada brings back their celebrated production of Tchaikovsky's THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, choreographed by the late Rudolf Nureyev. A dancer himself, Nureyev's creative...
BWW Review: 2018 NASHVILLE BALLET BALL Stuns at Schermerhorn Symphony Center
There's something magical about the Nashville Ballet and that statement rang true during the 2018 Nashville Ballet Ball at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center....
BWW Review: National Ballet's MADE IN CANADA Fascinates with a Mixed All-Canadian Program
Slip into a painting. Slip into the life of a man. Slip into nature. MADE IN CANADA stimulates the imagination with a program of three invigorating Canadian ballets - Robert Binet's The Dreamers Ever Leave You, James Kudelka's The Four Seasons, and Crystal Pite's Emergence. This program offers somet...
BWW Review: DIAVOLO: ARCHITECTURE IN MOTION at The Kennedy Center
Diavolo: Architecture in Motion is an impressive display of athleticism, acrobatics, and grace. It would have been even better if the company allowed the dance to speak for itself....
BWW Interview: A Season of Two Debuts for National Ballet's BRENDAN SAYE
'It's a dream come true,' says dancer Brendan Saye. Recently promoted to First Soloist, Saye will be making two role debuts this season with the National Ballet of Canada - the Lead Man in James Kudelka's 'The Four Seasons' (part of 'Made in Canada') and Prince Florimund in Rudolf Nureyev's producti...
BWW Review: Nashville Ballet's Stunning Performance of Stephen Mills' LIGHT
Some 90 captivating minutes of creative, imaginative movement, Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project features the superb dancers of Nashville Ballet at their finest, bringing to life history in such a way that left their audiences rapt, riveted to the smallest of moments and the largest of themes a...
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER at The Kennedy Center
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater began its weeklong stay in D.C. on Tuesday night with a beautiful gala night performance. If you have the opportunity to see this fantastic company, especially its signature piece Revelations, I highly urge you to do so....
BWW Review: Brooklyn Ballet Spreads Holiday Cheer With NUTCRACKER at Irondale Center
The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet of the holiday season, and any troupe worth their tutus and pointe shoes stages a production....
BWW Review: NASHVILLE'S NUTCRACKER Dazzles at TPAC
The Nashville Ballet has a gift for delivering professional-grade productions with a Nashville twist, and the 2017 installment of Nashville's Nutcracker is a prime example of said talent....
BWW Review: The National Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER is a Dazzling Tradition for All Ages
His melodies are timeless. Tchaikovsky's most popular ballet has become a holiday tradition for audiences across the globe. Lucky for us Torontonians, The National Ballet of Canada's annual production of THE NUTCRACKER is a dazzling masterpiece....
BWW Review: FOREVER BALANCHINE: FAREWELL PERFORMANCES at Kennedy Center
When the opening night curtain rose on the final work of an emotional night - the last performances of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet that has been in residence at the Kennedy Center for 15 years - there was applause even before there was any movement....
BWW Review: PROJECT POLUNIN - SATORI, London Coliseum
Project Polunin is a mixed bag of dance and music, a showcase for the bad boy of ballet, Sergei Polunin, that succeeds intermittently....
BWW Review: NICOLE FONTE'S BEAUTIFUL DECAY at Wilma Theater
Nicole Fonte's Beautiful Decay performed at the Wilma Theater on November 29th, 2017 for BalletX is a wonderful depiction of the contradiction of emotions that come with working through the processes that are the beginning of the end. Based off of Mark Golebiowski's 3-D photographs of decaying flowe...
BWW Review: THE NUTCRACKER Brings Traditional Holiday Cheer at the Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
The Syracuse City Ballet has once again brought The Nutcracker ballet to the Crouse Hinds Theater. Many families look forward to carrying on the tradition of seeing The Nutcracker every Holiday season and this year's production did not disappoint under the fabulous direction of Kathleen Rathbun....
BWW Review: ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER 2017 Season at New York City Center
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's five-week engagement (November 29- December 31) at New York City Center is a highlight of the city's holiday season....
BWW Review: COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET CELEBRATES THE ARTISTRY OF DAVID BOWIE at The Joyce Theater
During its two-week engagement (Nov. 14-26 2017) at The Joyce Theater in New York City, Complexions Contemporary Ballet performed four new works, plus the return of audience favorite, Star Dust, a ballet tribute to rock legend David Bowie....
BWW Review: The National Ballet's NIJINSKY; The Dancer Trapped in the Man
The mind is a fascinating, terrifying and often incomprehensible place. The National Ballet of Canada's production of John Neumeier's NIJINSKY explores the mind through the lens of one of the world's most famous ballet dancers, Vaslav Nijinsky. Neumeier's skilled theatricality encompasses the piece,...
BWW Review: THE WIDOW'S BROOM at The Festival Ballet - Too Lovely for Words!
I have not been to a ballet since I took my daughter to a performance of The Nutcracker some thirty years ago, so it was with some trepidation that I accepted the assignment to review the Festival Ballet's performance of THE WIDOW'S BROOM, based on the story by Chris van Allsburg. I was afraid I wou...
BWW Review: Red Sky's Insanely Physical BACKBONE Will Leave You Breathless
Exploring the connectedness of everything - BACKBONE, presented by Red Sky Performance in association with Canadian Stage, is a stimulating exhibition of dance....
BWW Review: NASHVILLE BALLET's 'Lizzie Borden with The Raven'
Nashville Ballet dancers took to the aisles of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Polk Theater for Lizzie Borden with The Raven, Thursday, October 26th. Principal dancer Christopher Stuart's interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's seminal work led the evening, sharing an ominous closing motif with A...
BWW Review: The Mariinsky Ballet Stages LA BAYADERE
What do you do, when you find yourself with a ballet artist who can seemingly levitate at will? A lithe male body that floats and leaps with such an airy insouciance it seems almost unfair he has to come back to earth? Answer: you seek out an equally lithe, supple prima ballerina whose talents match...
BWW Review: LES SYLPHIDES at Cleveland Ballet
The 'new' Cleveland Ballet, under the artistic leadership of Puerto Rico-born Gladisa Guadalupe, a former member of the 'old' Cleveland Ballet, the Dennis Nahat-led company which left CLE for San Jose, California, has been officially named the Resident Ballet Company of Playhouse Square....
BWW Review: THE RED SHOES at The Kennedy Center
The Red Shoes is almost more big-budget Broadway musical than ballet. With a sweeping score, dramatic narrative, and lavish production values, Matthew Bourne's production does nothing by halves....
BWW Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET AN ALL-BALANCHINE EVENING at Koch Theater
The evening of Thursday, October 5, 2017 was an All Balanchine program of the New York City Ballet. At the Koch Theater, the repertoire consisted of Square Dance, La Valse, and Cortege Hongrois. These three dances featured just a small range of the choreography that its founder, George Balanchine, c...
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