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Of myth and music: American Ballet Theatre’s Sylvia

Chloe Misseldine as Sylvia in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia © Elaina Francis
American Ballet Theatre brings back the Ashton classic Sylvia and offers tremendous central performances.

Thrilling Don Quixote debut leads to onstage promotion at ABT

Jake Roxander as Basilio in Don Quixote © Nir Arieli
Stunning debut performances from Jake Roxander and Skylar Brandt in Don Quixote for ABT, made it a night to remember.

The radiant return of ABT’s Don Quixote

Catherine Hurlin and Isaac Hernández in Don Quixote © Nir Arieli
The fiery return of Don Quixote as ABT continues their summer season has proved to be a vehicle of excellence for multiple casts, many of whom were making role debuts.

ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Chloe Misseldine as Nikiya and Joo Won Ahn as Solor in The Kingdom of the Shades © Steven Pisano
ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet. 

American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment punishes the audience

ABT in a scene from Helen Pickett's Crime and Punishment © Kyle Froman
Great novels make bad ballets. There might be exceptions to this rule, but this isn't it. 

American Ballet Theatre's Like Water for Chocolate nails the climax

SunMi Park as Tita and Daniel Camargo as Pedro in Christopher Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate © Marty Sohl

Wheeldon’s choreography eschews the sweep and expanse of classical ballet for gravity-succumbing floor rolls and lots of twirling, swirling and swishy port de bras.