Lincoln Center Festival 2004: Ashton Celebration / Metropolitan Opera House, NYC / July 6-17, 2004 The second night of the Ashton Celebration featured two dances, both Birmingham Royal Ballet productions, in which the choreographer operated in his free-flowing “barefoot” vein, presumably with Isadora Duncan as his muse. The legendary primogenitor of modern dance was surely […]
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ASHTON CELEBRATION #1
Lincoln Center Festival 2004: Ashton Celebration / Metropolitan Opera House, NYC / July 6-17, 2004 Oh, to be in England this year, the 100th anniversary of Frederick Ashton’s birth, to follow the many productions of the ballets with which the choreographer fashioned the shape and tone of British classical dancing! New York-based dance aficionados, at […]
BALLET GALORE: WEEK #8
The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg is back at New York’s City Center through April 29 with a new piece, “The Seagull” (after Chekhov’s play), and repertory hits it’s an understatement to call colorful.
CHANGE OF SCENE
In summer, dancing takes to the streets, parks, and other venues in which the show’s only roof is the sky. Stephan Koplowitz’s “The Grand Step Project,” commissioned by Dancing in the Streets, was out of doors, site-specific, and rich in reverberations.
BALLET GALORE: WEEK #7
SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET 40TH ANNUAL WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES Juilliard Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC / June 5 & 7, 2004 Persisting in its unwieldy low-key name (see above), Workshop infallibly provides a bright spot in the dance-world calendar. A yearly showcase of the august academy’s students, the event consists of matinee and evening performances on a […]
TWO FOR THE SHOW
Mark Morris Dance Group / BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn, NY / June 8-12, 2004 The problem with the two new-to-New-York dances Mark Morris paired for his company’s recent run at BAM lies mainly in their juxtaposition. Violet Cavern (being given its world premiere) and All Fours (in its first local performances) are both […]
BALLET GALORE: WEEK #6
New York City Ballet / New York State Theater, NYC / April 27 – June 27, 2004 American Ballet Theatre / Metropolitan Opera House, NYC / May 10 – July 3, 2004 NEW YORK CITY BALLET: A PAIR OF NEW WORKS FROM PETER MARTINS I. EROS PIANO The subtler and more engaging of the two […]
BALLET GALORE: WEEK #5
American Ballet Theatre / Metropolitan Opera House, NYC / May 10 – July 3, 2004New York City Ballet / New York State Theater, NYC / April 27 – June 27, 2004Dance Theatre of Harlem AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE When it comes to George Balanchine’s 100th birthday, the New York City Ballet is, by rights, the chief […]
BALLET GALORE: WEEK #4
American Ballet Theatre / Metropolitan Opera House, NYC / May 10 – July 3, 2004 I know Raymonda—Petipa, Glazounov, 1898—is a hokey ballet. Still the dance world can’t leave it alone, its strictly classical variations, pas de deux, and small-group-of-soloists configurations being dazzling—incomparable, actually, and a veritable lexicon of the danse d’école—its score so full […]
BALLET GALORE: WEEK #3
American Ballet Theatre / Metropolitan Opera House, NYC / May 10 – July 3, 2004 New York City Ballet / New York State Theater, NYC / April 27 – June 29, 2004 AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: GALA American Ballet Theatre’s opening night gala was a model of good taste. The company’s well-heeled supporters, definitely part of […]