San Francisco Ballet: Robbins / Possokhov

Von Terez Rose, 19 März 2016

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“One is struck by the sheer imagination and ingenuity Possokhov has employed”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 16 März 2016

Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins)

Swimmer (Yuri Possokhov)

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Terez Rose

Terez Rose is a writer and former dancer whose work has appeared in numerous journals, anthologies and online publications. She is the author (as Terez Mertes Rose) of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles (Off Balance, Outside the Limelight, Ballet Orphans, Other Stages) and A Dancer’s Guide to Africa. Visit her at The Classical Girl where she blogs about classical music and the performing arts.

SFB’s Program 5 makes a splash with Swimmer and Dances at a Gathering