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Ratmansky recrée La Belle au Bois Dormant pour l’American Ballet Theatre dans une version passéiste

Par Laurine Mortha, 06 septembre 2016

L’American Ballet Theatre inaugure la saison 2016/2017 de l’Opéra de Paris en proposant une nouvelle version de La Belle au Bois Dormant signée en 2015 par Alexei Ratmansky souhaitant restaurer l’esthétique de la chorégraphie de Marius Petipa de 1890.

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Paris

06 sept. 2016

La Belle d'Alexei Ratmansky

Par Laurine Mortha

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ABT: Ashton's Sylvia showcases the entire company

Par Ivy Lin, 10 juillet 2025

The audience walked out of the theater feeling airborne and filled with the kind of joy you only feel after a truly special performance. Sylvia is an absolute treasure.

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New York

10 juil. 2025

ABT: Ashton's Sylvia showcases the entire company

Par Ivy Lin

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ABT in Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale: CliffsNotes Shakespeare

Par Ivy Lin, 02 juillet 2025

Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale is a sumptuous looking production but on this occasion, it didn’t come to life emotionally.

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New York

02 juil. 2025

ABT in Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale: CliffsNotes Shakespeare

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre: Super-Giselle lives up to the hype (mostly)

Par Ivy Lin, 21 juin 2025

ABT's Giselle was the kind of glamorous, old-school ABT night of yore. You sensed the entire company leveled up for the occasion. One hopes that Smirnova will return in the future.

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New York

21 juin 2025

American Ballet Theatre: Super-Giselle lives up to the hype (mostly)

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre: a lack of chemistry sinks Swan Lake

Par Ivy Lin, 13 juin 2025

ABT's Swan Lake suffered due an obvious lack of rapport between its lead dancers but there was still some fine dancing on offer.

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New York

13 juin 2025

American Ballet Theatre: a lack of chemistry sinks Swan Lake

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment punishes the audience

Par Ivy Lin, 30 octobre 2024

Great novels make bad ballets. There might be exceptions to this rule, but this isn't it.

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New York

30 oct. 2024

American Ballet Theatre: Crime and Punishment punishes the audience

Par Ivy Lin

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Kingdom of the Shades is a company's ultimate test

Par Ivy Lin, 27 octobre 2024

Artistic Director, Susan Jaffe, reviving the Kingdom of the Shades for ABT’s Fall Season was both a testament to her trust in her company, and also a test.

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New York

27 oct. 2024

Kingdom of the Shades is a company's ultimate test

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre captivates in a thrilling triple bill

Par Ivy Lin, 20 octobre 2024

Just as there can never be a bad performance of Serenade, there are no bad performances of In the Upper Room. It practically dances itself.

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New York

20 oct. 2024

American Ballet Theatre captivates in a thrilling triple bill

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre: Kyle Abraham's Mercurial Son disappoints

Par Ivy Lin, 16 octobre 2024

Bond’s La Boutique was delightful, Abraham’s Mercurial Son, a little disappointing but Lander's Études sent the audience home happy.

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New York

16 oct. 2024

American Ballet Theatre: Kyle Abraham's Mercurial Son disappoints

Par Ivy Lin

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

Par Carla Escoda, 30 juillet 2024

Five of the best-known dance companies based in New York City have united for a weeklong program every summer since COVID. This year they shared a stage but stuck to their own rep.

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New York

30 juil. 2024

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

Par Carla Escoda

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

Par Erin Bomboy, 17 juillet 2024

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.

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New York

17 juil. 2024

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

Par Erin Bomboy

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ABT's Romeo and Juliet succeeds with strong dance actors

Par Ivy Lin, 13 juillet 2024

I have a theory that Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet is a perfect starter ballet. It is harder for experienced ballet regulars to work up the same enthusiasm for this ballet.

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New York

13 juil. 2024

ABT's Romeo and Juliet succeeds with strong dance actors

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre has a new star in Chloe Misseldine

Par Ivy Lin, 03 juillet 2024

A star was born, and she was launched into the galaxy. Impressive New York debuts in Swan Lake from Chloe Misseldine and Aran Bell.

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New York

03 juil. 2024

American Ballet Theatre has a new star in Chloe Misseldine

Par Ivy Lin

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Uneven Woolf Works is a strong vehicle for a legendary ballerina

Par Ivy Lin, 28 juin 2024

Final verdict on Woolf Works? It’s sprawling, uneven, with parts that are thrilling and other parts that are prosaic and shallow.

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New York

28 juin 2024

Uneven Woolf Works is a strong vehicle for a legendary ballerina

Par Ivy Lin

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Onegin is the Bridgerton of ballet

Par Ivy Lin, 20 juin 2024

Two very promising debuts in the lead roles and good performances in the supporting roles, made this an enjoyable Onegin.

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New York

20 juin 2024

Onegin is the Bridgerton of ballet

Par Ivy Lin

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ABT's Ballet Imperial/The Dream: a weak start but a triumphant end

Par Ivy Lin, 21 octobre 2023

The Dream is such a crowdpleaser that one wishes ABT would do this more often in their Met season, but Ballet Imperial needed more time to relax into.

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New York

21 oct. 2023

ABT's Ballet Imperial/The Dream: a weak start but a triumphant end

Par Ivy Lin

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He's not nice, he's amazing: ABT's Fall season opener

Par Ivy Lin, 18 octobre 2023

A strong opening to ABT’s fall season, the company often seemed stagnant in the last years of Kevin McKenzie’s directorship. It is now more exciting. New leadership, new faces.

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New York

18 oct. 2023

He's not nice, he's amazing: ABT's Fall season opener

Par Ivy Lin

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BAAND Together Festival unites 5 top-tier dance companies

Par Erin Bomboy, 25 juillet 2023

It's got a lot of appeal, with a diverse range of choreography, and offering audiences the chance to see excellent dancing and even some partnerships forming from different companies.

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Lincoln City

25 juil. 2023

BAAND Together Festival unites 5 top-tier dance companies

Par Erin Bomboy

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Skylar Brandt makes ABT's Swan Lake worth watching

Par Ivy Lin, 13 juillet 2023

Magnificent leading dancers elevated the performance, but nothing can detract from the fact Kevin McKenzie's Swan Lake is looking tired.

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New York

13 juil. 2023

Skylar Brandt makes ABT's Swan Lake worth watching

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre: a promising debut in Giselle

Par Ivy Lin, 05 juillet 2023

It was all-in-all a wonderful day (and night) at the ballet. Giselle remains ABT’s crown jewel.

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New York

05 juil. 2023

American Ballet Theatre: a promising debut in Giselle

Par Ivy Lin

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Like Water For Chocolate: frustratingly earthbound

Par Ivy Lin, 24 juin 2023

Wheeldon lacks the imagination to take this story beyond that of a well-crafted adaptation of a beloved movie.

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New York

24 juin 2023

Like Water For Chocolate: frustratingly earthbound

Par Ivy Lin

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Ashton's The Dream awakens at ABT

Par Ivy Lin, 29 octobre 2022

Which choreographer's adaptation of A Midsummer’s Night Dream is superior, Ashton or Balanchine? This season, New Yorkers get to compare as ABT revives Ashton's The Dream as part of its Fall season.

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New York

29 oct. 2022

Ashton's The Dream awakens at ABT

Par Ivy Lin

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Empty calories: Ratmansky's Whipped Cream for ABT is sweet but slight

Par Ivy Lin, 21 octobre 2022

American Ballet Theatre kicks off its fall season with Ratmansky's culinary creation based on the two-act 1924 ballet, originally created as Schlagobers.

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New York

21 oct. 2022

Empty calories: Ratmansky's Whipped Cream is sweet but slight

Par Ivy Lin

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ABT's Romeo and Juliet brings two debuts

Par Ivy Lin, 16 juillet 2022

ABT’s Romeo and Juliet features a debut where Cassandra Trenary almost completely follows Margot Fonteyn’s example in interpretation.

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New York

16 juil. 2022

ABT's Romeo and Juliet brings two debuts

Par Ivy Lin

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Moments and misses in American Ballet Theatre's American Splendor

Par Erin Bomboy, 08 juillet 2022

American Ballet Theatre shows its range with pieces from George Balanchine, Alonzo King, and Jessica Lang, but the dancing and choreography remain uneven throughout.

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New York

08 juil. 2022

Moments and misses in American Ballet Theatre's American Splendor

Par Erin Bomboy

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ABT's Of Love and Rage: Ratmansky brings fathers-in-law to the ballet

Par Ivy Lin, 21 juin 2022

Alexei Ratmansky's Ancient Greek take on Bolshoi-style dram-ballets gets its New York premiere as part of American Ballet Theatre's summer season at the Met.

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New York

21 juin 2022

Of Love and Rage: Ratmansky brings fathers-in-law to the ballet

Par Ivy Lin

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American Ballet Theatre dusts off Don Quixote for its summer season at the Met

Par Ivy Lin, 14 juin 2022

In contrast to companies like the Bolshoi, ABT’s Don Quixote comes across as sweet but slight.

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New York

14 juin 2022

ABT dusts off Don Quixote for its summer season at the Met

Par Ivy Lin

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Skylar Brandt's heart-rending Giselle a hit for American Ballet Theatre

Par Ivy Lin, 21 octobre 2021

It’s only her third performance of role, and her New York debut, but it was so polished that Brandt immediately jumped to our writer's personal short-list of great Giselles.

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New York

21 oct. 2021

Skylar Brandt's heart-rending Giselle a hit for ABT

Par Ivy Lin

ABT’s Giselle shows that to forgive is divine

Par Sydney Boyd, 11 février 2020

A classic staging at the Kennedy Center turned resplendent in the second act.

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Washington

11 févr. 2020

ABT’s Giselle shows that to forgive is divine

Par Sydney Boyd

Ratmansky's Seasons the highlight of a mixed ABT program

Par Ivy Lin, 19 octobre 2019

A mixed evening at the Koch Theater, with ABT shining in Ratmansky and a new Twyla Tharp creation, but struggling in Balanchine.

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New York

19 oct. 2019

Ratmansky's Seasons the highlight of a mixed ABT program

Par Ivy Lin

Radiant cast almost awakens Ratmansky's Sleeping Beauty

Par Ivy Lin, 03 juillet 2019

If the audience response was not very enthusiastic, it's because Ratmansky's Sleeping Beauty four years after its premiere still comes across as more of a museum piece than a living, breathing ballet. This is a Beauty that never really wakes up.

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New York

03 juil. 2019

Radiant cast almost awakens Ratmansky's Sleeping Beauty

Par Ivy Lin

Christine Shevchenko becomes ABT's reigning swan

Par Ivy Lin, 25 juin 2019

Kevin McKenzie's production of Swan Lake at ABT usually has little to commend it, but Christine Shevchenko's Odette/Odile is the real deal.

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New York

25 juin 2019

Christine Shevchenko becomes ABT's reigning swan

Par Ivy Lin

Wildly offensive, but wildly entertaining too: ABT's Le Corsaire

Par Ivy Lin, 11 juin 2019

Perhaps ABT's disclaimer in the program notes should have simply said: "When you watch Le Corsaire, prepare to be both offended and entertained. We hope you'll be more entertained than offended."

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New York

11 juin 2019

Wildly offensive, but wildly entertaining too: ABT's Le Corsaire

Par Ivy Lin

ABT's damp, dreary Jane Eyre disappoints

Par Ivy Lin, 04 juin 2019

If you love Jane Eyre, stick to the novel. There's more female empowerment in those pages than in Cathy Marston's choreography.

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New York

04 juin 2019

ABT's damp, dreary Jane Eyre disappoints

Par Ivy Lin

Twyla Tharp can still make ballet look cool: ABT pays tribute to a ballet maverick

Par Ivy Lin, 03 juin 2019

As the wonderful Tharp trio program proves, all these years later Twyla Tharp can still make ballet look cool.

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New York

03 juin 2019

ABT pays tribute to a ballet maverick

Par Ivy Lin

Ratmansky triple bill celebrates ten years with ABT

Par Ivy Lin, 21 mai 2019

The Seasons is overstuffed, uneven and way too busy. There are so many steps, but they rarely made me "see the music". It was a frustrating ballet, with so many lovely moments that were less than the sum of its parts.

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New York

21 mai 2019

Ratmansky triple bill celebrates ten years with ABT

Par Ivy Lin

Ratmansky's Harlequinade reconstruction already showing its age

Par Ivy Lin, 13 mai 2019

Harlequinade shows Ratmansky's usual scrupulous care when reconstructing Petipa's ballets. His attention to detail and obvious love for the art form are to be admired. But these ballets are also living, breathing works and they need strong performances to be viable in the repertory.

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New York

13 mai 2019

Ratmansky's Harlequinade reconstruction already showing its age

Par Ivy Lin

American Ballet Theatre: Present and Future

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 27 octobre 2018

Who knew that children were subject to shoe fetishes?

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New York

27 oct. 2018

American Ballet Theatre: Present and Future

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

ABT Features Benjamin Millepied's I Feel the Earth Move Première

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 25 octobre 2017

There is some good dancing in Benjamin Millepied's I Felt the Earth Move but it missed the mark as far as emotional content is concerned.

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New York

25 oct. 2017

A Millepied première at ABT

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Unexpected dream pairing in Jerome Robbins’ Other Dances

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 22 octobre 2017

As a whole, this American Ballet Theatre program was good but the presence of Hee Seo and David Hallberg in Jerome Robbins' Other Dances made it indelible.

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New York

22 oct. 2017

Dream Pairing in Robbins’ Other Dances

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Trenary and Simkin Perfectly Sweet in ABT’s Whipped Cream

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 01 juillet 2017

Mark Ryden's design for Whipped Cream is a masterpiece that elevates this work immeasurably.

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New York

01 juil. 2017

Whipped Cream at The Met

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Skylar Brandt’s Surprise Corsaire Debut

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 05 juin 2017

There was complete assurance in Skylar Brandt's performance and there’s no doubt that she’s a bona fide contender for a future slot as a principal dancer.

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New York

05 juin 2017

A Surprise Corsaire Debut

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

ABT's The Golden Cockerel is a Triumph of the Storyteller's Art

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 01 juin 2017

It’s full of rich characters and a great story that weaves farce, tragedy, exotic music, and outstanding stagecraft together into an experience that takes you away.

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New York

01 juin 2017

ABT's The Golden Cockerel

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Trials and Tribulations at Kitri’s Wedding

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 19 mai 2017

Alas, putting two stars (Kochetkova and Cornejo) together is no guarantee of success and that was certainly the case here.

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New York

19 mai 2017

Don Quixote at the Met

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Ratmansky's Whipped Cream for ABT is Pure Eye Candy

Par Jeff Slayton, 16 mars 2017

American Ballet Theatre's Whipped Cream should be seen for Ryden's sets and costumes alone. A free-floating eye and a sweetshop whose ingredients come to life create a very surreal world.

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Costa Mesa

16 mars 2017

Whipped Cream, Ratmansky

Par Jeff Slayton

Human Swans, Patriarchal Villains and Misty Copeland with ABT on tour

Par Hilary Stroh, 27 janvier 2017

American Ballet Theater's Swan Lake is enjoyable

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Washington

27 janv. 2017

Human Swans and Patricarchal Villains, ABT on tour

Par Hilary Stroh

ABT: Her Notes, Symposium and Brahms-Haydn Variations

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 23 octobre 2016

I can only regret the brevity of ABT's two week long fall season at Lincoln Center.

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New York

23 oct. 2016

ABT: Lang / Ratmansky / Tharp

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

American Ballet Theatre's Homage to Shakespeare's Verona at Wolftrap National Park

Par Hilary Stroh, 14 juillet 2016

Heated Passions abound in ABT's Romeo and Juliet.

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Vienna

14 juil. 2016

ABT Romeo and Juliet at Wolftrap

Par Hilary Stroh

ABT’s Cassandra Trenary: Something in the Way She Moves

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 29 juin 2016

A great deal is going to be written about Cassandra Trenary in the coming years and people will spend a lot of time trying to analyze what it is that makes her special but it will all come back to one simple thing: there’s something in the way she moves.

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New York

29 juin 2016

Cassandra Trenary in Ratmansky's Cinderella

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Isabella Boylston: A New Juliet at American Ballet Theatre

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 22 juin 2016

Isabella Boylston made an impressive debut in MacMillan's treasured classic amid some fine performances from the supporting cast.

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New York

22 juin 2016

Isabella Boylston: ABT's new Juliet

Par Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn