BAAND Together Dance Festival: five major companies go toe-to-toe

Dance Theatre of Harlem's Delaney Washington in Forsythe's Blake Works IV – The Barre Project

Ballet Hispánico in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Sombrerísimo

NYCB's Anthony Huxley and Megan Fairchild in Balanchine's Duo Concertant

AAADT's Yannick Lebrun in Hans van Manen's Solo

ABT's Chloe Misseldine and Thomas Forster in Brady Farrar's Night Falls

Por Carla Escoda, 31 julio 2024

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“virtuosic spinning sequences, hair-raising plunges into arabesque, shrugs and head waggles”

Crítica hecha desde Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, Nueva York el 30 julio 2024

Duo Concertant (George Balanchine)

Solo (Hans Van Manen) (Hans van Manen)

Sombrerisimo (Annabelle Lopez Ochoa)

Night Falls (Brady Farrar)

The Barre Project (Blake Works II) (William Forsythe)

New York City Ballet

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Ballet Hispanico

American Ballet Theatre

Dance Theatre of Harlem

El ballet neoclásico viste de gala al Teatro Real:

Cintia Borges Carreras, 26th January

Un reducido número de integrantes del Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris ha presentado en el Real un programa de obras cortas y han danzado más allá de la técnica, mostrando el cuerpo que siente el movimiento y baila.

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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

*****

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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Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 26th February

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter.

*****

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.

Ballet Hispánico, Ailey, ABT, NYCB and Dance Theatre of Harlem go toe-to-toe