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Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia

Chloe Misseldine as Sylvia in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia © Elaina Francis
American Ballet Theatre brings back the Ashton classic Sylvia and offers tremendous central performances.
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Thrilling Don Quixote debut leads to onstage promotion at ABT

Jake Roxander as Basilio in Don Quixote © Nir Arieli
Stunning debut performances from Jake Roxander and Skylar Brandt in Don Quixote for ABT, made it a night to remember.
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The radiant return of ABT’s Don Quixote

Catherine Hurlin and Isaac Hernández in Don Quixote © Nir Arieli
The fiery return of Don Quixote as ABT continues their summer season has proved to be a vehicle of excellence for multiple casts, many of whom were making role debuts.
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ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Chloe Misseldine as Nikiya and Joo Won Ahn as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades © Steven Pisano
ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet. 
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American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment punishes the audience

ABT in a scene from Helen Pickett's Crime and Punishment © Kyle Froman
Great novels make bad ballets. There might be exceptions to this rule, but this isn't it. 
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American Ballet Theatre's Like Water for Chocolate nails the climax

SunMi Park as Tita and Daniel Camargo as Pedro in Christopher Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate © Marty Sohl

Wheeldon’s choreography eschews the sweep and expanse of classical ballet for gravity-succumbing floor rolls and lots of twirling, swirling and swishy port de bras.

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