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Performer: Herman Cornejo

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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. 
***11
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ABT in Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale: CliffsNotes Shakespeare

Skylar Brandt as Perdita and American Ballet Theatre in Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale © Marty Sohl
Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale is a sumptuous looking production but on this occasion, it didn’t come to life emotionally.
***11
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Herman Cornejo's Anima Animal is muddled and dark

Herman Cornejo and Grupo Cadabra in Anima Animal © Carlos Villamayor
Anima Animal is disappointing choreographically, but Herman Cornejo delivers a star turn.
**111
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Uneven Woolf Works is a strong vehicle for a legendary ballerina

Alessandra Ferri in Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works © Kyle Froman
Final verdict on Woolf Works? It’s sprawling, uneven, with parts that are thrilling and other parts that are prosaic and shallow.
***11
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London Coliseum: the 18th Ballet Icons Gala was a little uneven

Margarita Fernandes and Antonio Casalinho in La Esmeralda pas de deux © Jack Devant
Highs and lows within a glamorous mixed bag of choreography are inevitable when people are travelling from around the world.
****1
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Twyla Tharp: still cool after all these years

Herman Cornejo in Twyla Tharp's Brel © Steven Pisano
Two world premieres and a piece created in 1975. Tharp herself came onstage to raucous applause. She might be “pop dance”, but audiences love it.
*****
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