The Royal Ballet's production of The Metamorphosis with Edward Watson in New York

By Rachel Rizzuto, 23 September 2013

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Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 18 September 2013

Metamorphosis (Arthur Pita)

The Royal Ballet

Edward Watson, Dancer

Nina Goldman, Dancer

Anton Skrzypiciel, Dancer

Corey Annand, Dancer

Next Generation Festival: Rambert School impresses throughout

Graham Watts, 1st July

A show where the whole School was the star.

****1

English National Ballet School embraces the unconventional

Deborah Weiss, 19th June

English National Ballet School Professional Trainees show great versatility in their final performance of the year, with a highly entertaining mixed programme.

****1

Pita’s disturbing take on Hans Christian Andersen’s grim fairy-tale

Sarah Kirkup, 20th June

Natalia Osipova and Jonathan Goddard excel in the gothic drama of Pita’s storytelling – but is it all just a bit too gory?

***11

ABT's Whiteside and Trenary star in Pita's The Tenant at The Joyce

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 10th November

The single best thing about The Tenant was Frank Moon’s score, played by Moon himself on the piano, violin, and singing.

***11

Ballet Black: a contrasting bill of Shakespearian envy and whimsy

Kirsty Morgan, 8th June

Ballet Black delights the Glasgow Tramway with a contrasting double-bill of Shakespearian envy and whimsy.

****1

The final program in SF Ballet's Unbound festival

Jaime Robles, 26th April

Most of the pieces were choreographed at a similarly demanding level, with speed, precision and immaculate timing as necessities.

****1

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Rachel Rizzuto

Rachel Rizzuto received her BFA in dance performance and choreography from the University of Southern Mississippi. She is currently an editor for Dance Teacher magazine, and she is a founding member of modern dance company Mari Meade Dance Collective.