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A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York
A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.
ABT's Theme and Variations delivers star quality performances
American Ballet Theatre presented a well balanced program of Nuñes, Ratmansky and Balanchine which produced some revelatory performances.
American Ballet Theatre: Twyla Tharp still has it!
Twyla@60: A Tharp Celebration is an overall triumph though not just for Tharp, but for Susan Jaffe’s vision for American Ballet Theatre.
American Ballet Theatre: a lack of chemistry sinks Swan Lake
ABT's Swan Lake suffered due an obvious lack of rapport between its lead dancers but there was still some fine dancing on offer.
American Ballet Theatre: Kyle Abraham's Mercurial Son disappoints
Bond’s La Boutique was delightful, Abraham’s Mercurial Son, a little disappointing but Lander's Études sent the audience home happy.
ABT's Romeo and Juliet succeeds with strong dance actors
I have a theory that Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet is a perfect starter ballet. It is harder for experienced ballet regulars to work up the same enthusiasm for this ballet.