Kansas City Ballet in Jewels: ballet for ballet's sake

Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Emeralds

Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Rubies

Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Diamonds

Von Hilary Stroh, 11 Mai 2024

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“there was one moment of such impeccable comic timing at the end of a pose, that the audience laughed”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, am 10 Mai 2024

Jewels (George Balanchine)

Kansas City Ballet

Ramona Pansegrau, Musikalische Leitung

Kansas City Symphony

Kaleena Burks, Tanz

Andrew Vecseri, Tanz

Cameron Thomas, Tanz

Taryn Pachciarz, Tanz

Amaya Rodriguez, Tanz

Paul Zusi, Tanz

Emily Mistretta, Tanz

Angelin Carrant, Tanz

Viel Vergangenheit: Liebeslieder am Wiener Staatsballett

Rainer Zerbst, 14th January

Von Brahms und Balanchine bis Górecki und Childs: das Wiener Staatsballet zeigt einen zeitlosen Abend.

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Bachmann, Mahler, Goecke: Tanztraumpremiere am Wiener Staatsballett

Michael Klier, 14th November

Die vier Tänzerinnen und sieben Tänzer zittern, ihre Arme, Schultern und Hände kratzen, flattern und schluchzen in oft eckigem Gestus und doch sind alle Bewegungen im Fluss.

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Spitzengefühl und neoklassischer Ansatz

Katja Vaghi, 4th May

Die neue Premiere des Staatsballetts spannt einen Bogen über die neuere Tanzgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

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Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

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American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.