Archives for April 2006

This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on November 28, 2005. Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — With its old-fashioned Christmas Eve party, a strange old uncle who might be a wizard, and a tree that grows to towering height, the New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” remains the […]

This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on November 23, 2005. Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) — Suzanne Farrell, George Balanchine’s last and arguably most potent muse, now stages some of the most luminous renditions of the master choreographer’s works. Excluded from using her gifts at the New York City Ballet — where […]

This article originally appeared in the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times on November 13, 2005. WHEN Johannes Wieland gave his dance company no name but his own – just that, Johannes Wieland – it may have been the only ego-driven act of his career. More typically, this postmodern choreographer, whose austere […]

This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on November 10, 2005. Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Mauro Bigonzetti, the intrepid Italian choreographer who heads the Reggio Emilia-based Compagnia Aterballetto, has re-imagined two ballets central to the classical-dance canon for his troupe. Both can be seen in a double-barreled program that runs through […]

This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 28, 2005. Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — American Ballet Theatre, at the halfway mark of its three-week City Center season, has added two worthy revivals to its already rich active repertory. Anthony Tudor’s “Dark Elegies” and Twyla Tharp’s “In the Upper Room” were […]

This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 24, 2005. Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) — Lovers of classical dance complain, rightly, about the dearth of compelling new choreography. American Ballet Theatre just gave them reason to hope. Last Thursday, on the second night of its three-week season at New York’s City […]

This article originally appeared in the Culture section of Bloomberg News on October 20, 2005. Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — Jerome Robbins’s exquisite 10-minute duet “Afternoon of a Faun” and a revival of Agnes de Mille’s exuberant 1942 “Rodeo” opened American Ballet Theatre’s three-week season last night, offering an auspicious start to the company’s fall run […]

This article originally appeared in the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times on October 16, 2005. THE first vision to greet viewers at the Oct. 19 opening of American Ballet Theater’s three-week season at the City Center will be what the program calls ”a room with a mirror.” It is Jean Rosenthal’s […]

This article originally appeared in the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times on July 31, 2005. Montclair, N.J. SUSAN MARSHALL is putting the finishing touches on her new work, five brief dances sheltering under the umbrella title “Cloudless,” to have its premiere this week at Jacob’s Pillow. At least the rehearsal schedule […]