Jewels at La Scala: a celebration of dance and dancers

Von Silvia Poletti, 13 März 2022

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“a tangible joy of dancing and a lively, exhilarating energy spread from the stage”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro alla Scala, Mailand, am 11 März 2022

Jewels (George Balanchine)

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company

Paul Connelly, Musikalische Leitung

Peter Harvey, Bühnenbild

Barbara Karinska, Kostüme

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Roberto Cominati, Klavier

Maria Celeste Losa, Tanz

Virna Toppi, Tanz

Claudio Coviello, Tanz

Nicoletta Manni, Tanz

Timofej Andrijashenko, Tanz

Martina Arduino, Tanz

Alice Mariani, 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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Silvia Poletti

Silvia Poletti was a professional dance writer, contributing to the culture pages of the daily news www.sole24ore.com and Corriere della Sera/Corriere Fiorentino and collaborated to specialist magazines such as Danza &Danza, Tanz, Dance International. She prepared essays and conferences about dance for the principal Italian festivals and opera houses and was lecturer of History of Dance at the Urbino Carlo Bo University and Venice Ca’ Foscari University. She was the author of the monography ‘John Neumeier’ (Palermo, L’Epos 2004).