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May 25:

May 24, 2012 by Apollinaire Scherr

Form and functionaries--La Bayadere … [Read more...]

Form and functionaries

May 24, 2012 by Apollinaire Scherr Leave a Comment

There are Petipa ballets in which nearly every step conveys character, but La Bayadere is not one of them. Wednesday's fielding of three promising dancers in nearly new roles confirmed how hard the ballet proves for demonstrating theatrical chops.  Petipa's typical structure--interrupting the story for dance "entertainments" -- used to drive me crazy. It felt so archaic and … [Read more...]

May 19:

May 20, 2012 by Apollinaire Scherr

Giselle: wanted, dead and alive … [Read more...]

This year’s model (Giselle)

May 20, 2012 by Apollinaire Scherr Leave a Comment

I've seen two Giselles at American Ballet Theatre this week--Alina Cojocaru and Angel Corella; and Natalia Osipova and David Hallberg. Both sets of dancers were great together and individually compelling--in part or in whole. It's that "part" that I'm wondering about--particularly for the title character, given the vast changes she endures. In the first act, young comely peasant … [Read more...]

Apollinaire Scherr

is the New York-based dance critic for the Financial Times. She has written regularly for The New Yorker, The New York Times, and Newsday, as well as SF Weekly and the East Bay Express, in the Bay Area. She has contributed to... Read More…

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