Shostakovich Trilogy opens San Francisco Ballet residency

Von Graham Watts, 31 Mai 2019

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“Shostakovich’s music is captured and tamed”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, am 29 Mai 2019

Symphonie Nr. 9 in Es-Dur (Alexei Ratmansky)

Kammersymphonie (Alexei Ratmansky)

Piano Concerto no. 1 (Alexei Ratmansky)

San Francisco Ballet

George Tsypin, Bühnenbild

Keso Dekker, Kostüme

Jennifer Tipton, Licht

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Aaron Robison, Tanz

Jennifer Stahl, Tanz

Dores André, Tanz

Joseph Walsh, Tanz

Wei Wang, Tanz

Ulrik Birkkjaer, Tanz

Sasha De Sola, Tanz

Mathilde Froustey, Tanz

Yuan Yuan Tan, Tanz

Sofiane Sylve, Tanz

Wona Park, Tanz

Mungunchimeg Buriad, Klavier

Michael Allen, Trompete

Das Bayerische Staatsballett in Ratmanskys Paquita

Joy Wang Xin Yuan, 4th July

Mit Alexei Ratmanskys Wiederaufnahme von Petipas Paquita bietet das Bayerische Staatsballett eine faszinierende Zeitreise.

****1

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.

****1

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.

****1

NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun

Ivy Lin, 7th February

New York City Ballet presents a very entertaining quadruple bill which includes Alexei Ratmansky’s latest work, The Naked King, showing off the company’s comic talents.

****1

NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience

Ivy Lin, 20th January

NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the audience home in buoyant mood.

*****

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

***11

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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.

Ratmansky's Shostakovich Trilogy opens San Francisco Ballet residency at Sadler's Wells