El ballet neoclásico viste de gala al Teatro Real:

By Cintia Borges Carreras, 28 January 2019

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“la riqueza del recorrido musical se expande como el fluir del río por los cuerpos de sus intérpretes”

Reviewed at Teatro Real: Sala Principal, Madrid on 26 January 2019

Afternoon of a Faun (Jerome Robbins)

Sonatine (George Balanchine)

A Suite of Dances (Jerome Robbins)

Trois Gnossiennes (Hans van Manen)

Rubies (George Balanchine)

Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

Maxime Pascal, Conductor

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 26th February

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter.

*****

Irresistible: Justin Peck’s The Wind-Up premieres at NYCB

Carla Escoda, 29th January

Never has Justin Peck seemed more compositionally assured, and paradoxically freer, than in his latest ballet, breaking the mold of past work that mostly celebrated the camaraderie of his generation.

****1

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

***11

London City Ballet at the Linbury: joy and sorrow at its best

Deborah Weiss, 19th November

London City Ballet move into a new venue with absolute confidence and gravitas in a quadruple bill that says everything about their future and success.

*****

The Australian Ballet in Melbourne: three prismatic worlds

Ruth Ridgway, 4th October

In its triple bill Prism, The Australian Ballet gives the audience three different dance and sound worlds as well as showcasing fleet, athletic and precise dancing.

****1

Contrasting splendors at New York City Ballet: Robbins and Balanchine

Carla Escoda, 30th September

A sublime Robbins-Balanchine pairing at New York City Ballet, it was Robbins’ Goldberg Variations that came off best.

*****

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Cintia Borges Carreras

Doctora en Estudios Artísticos, Literarios y de la Cultura (2021, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Sobresaliente Cum Laude), universidad en la que también cursó sus estudios de máster. Graduada en Pedagogía de las Artes Visuales y la Danza por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, completa su formación artística con estudios de violín. Sus trabajos de investigación en torno a la danza incorporan una lectura interdisciplinar hacia otras teorías del conocimiento cultural, así como hacia otras artes. La interacción entre la creación coreográfica y la literatura es parte central de sus estudios, recogidos en ponencias y comunicaciones impartidas en congresos nacionales e internacionales, y en artículos académicos. Sus publicaciones abarcan también la reseña bibliográfica y colabora como crítica de danza en la Revista Red Escénica.

El ballet neoclásico viste de gala al Teatro Real: Balanchine, Robbins y Van Manen