| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 16-May-2013 Boston Opera House | Boston Ballet's Coppélia delights, but gives few chances for stars to shine |
 Beautifully imagined, Boston Ballet’s Coppélia delights with its charming sets, colorful costumes and charismatic leads. A storybook come to life, this ballet tells the fanciful tale of young love gone awry amidst a set of peculiar circumstances true to fairytale form. Coppélia, one of the great comedic ballets of the 19th century, requires suspense of realism on the part of the viewer (as most story ballets do), but once ensnared by its spell, this ballet had me grinning with amusement through to the final curtain.
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| 9-May-2013 Boston Opera House | Boston Ballet's Chroma: A powerful boost for the city's spirit |
 When planning for the 2012/13 season, Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen could not have known how incredibly well-timed Chroma would seem for the Boston community. Following last month’s tragic events, the three selections comprising Chroma appear poised to lift the collective Bostonian spirit – it is a program that reflects on the past, reassuring the audience that traditions remain strong but that the future too is bright and brings with it a fresh new outlook.
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| 22-Feb-2013 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Two new works in an inspiring triple bill from The Royal Ballet |
 Last Friday, The Royal Ballet presented an exciting bill composed of George Balanchine’s iconic Apollo (1928) and two new ballets by acclaimed choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon. The programme was cleverly designed, since Ratmansky and Wheeldon are renowned explorers of the neoclassical style inaugurated by Balanchine. However, the success of the evening was uneven, since not all the pieces proved to be equally effective.
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| 16-Oct-2012 New York City Center | American Ballet Theatre's 70th anniversary Rodeo |
 American Ballet Theatre’s gala performance for the opening of its New York season was wonderfully varied and matched the level of excitement necessary to kick off a run at the prestigious City Center. First on the program was Mark Morris’ musical interpretation of Ben Jonson’s poem Song to Celia, actually first created for ABT fifteen years ago, though it showed no signs of wear-and-tear on Tuesday night.Read full review... | |
