Norwegian National Ballet dazzles in Balanchine's Jewels

Isabel Vila, Josh Nagaoka and Natasha Jones Dale in George Balanchine's Emeralds

Simon Regourd and Youngseo Ko in George Balanchine's Emeralds

Gina Storm Jensen in George Balanchine's Rubies

Whitney Jensen and Alex Cuadros Joglar in George Balanchine's Rubies

Norwegian National Ballet in George Balanchine's Diamonds

Ricardo Castellanos and Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken in George Balanchine's Diamonds

Von Graham Watts, 07 Oktober 2024

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“these leading dancers performed with athletic exuberance, gift-wrapped in pure joy”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Oslo Opera House, Main Stage, Oslo, am 5 Oktober 2024

Emeralds (George Balanchine)

Rubies (George Balanchine)

Diamonds (George Balanchine)

Norwegian National Ballet

Gavriel Heine, Musikalische Leitung

Jean-Marc Puissant, Bühnenbild

Barbara Karinska, Kostüme

Jennifer Tipton, Licht

Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

Grete Sofie Borud Nybakken, Tanz

Youngseo Ko, Tanz

Simon Regourd, Tanz

Gina Storm-Jensen, Tanz

Whitney Jensen, Tanz

Ricardo Castellanos, 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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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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A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.