Ballet is back Kansas City!

Von Hilary Stroh, 16 Oktober 2021

Laden, bitte warten...

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“plenty of puckish, muscular Lords of the Dance and boisterous ballerinas”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, am 15 Oktober 2021

Serenade (George Balanchine)

Wunderland (Edwaard Liang)

Celts (Lila York)

Kansas City Ballet

Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 1st May

A longtime NYCB fan favorite, Concerto DSCH by Alexei Ratmansky, meets the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum. But the evening belonged to corps dancer Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries.

****1

Sarasota Ballet's Conflicted Beauty: exemplifying excellence

Graham Watts, 17th November

An excellent and diverse triple bill with an Ashton gem at its centre.

****1

Petipa Awards Gala: thrilling theatrics and star turns!

Margaret Willis, 23rd September

A shimmering smorgasbord of some of today’s most exciting international dancers, who performed pristine works by Petipa.

****1

Pacific Northwest Ballet closes its digital season by looking back

Graham Watts, 18th June

An assortment of oddments from the repertoire to honour seven departing PNB dancers.

***11

Philosophy amid movement in San Francisco Ballet’s Dance Innovations

Terez Rose, 13th February

The ballet culminates with fouettés, bravura leaps from the oversized ensemble and a rousing finish with all 44 dancers onstage. It was an exuberant end to an intelligent, satisfying production, both of thought and movement.

****1

Firecrackers at the 15th Ballet Icons Gala

Margaret Willis, 26th January

An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala.

***11

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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.