Magical images, tulips and a lobster at Kansas City Ballet

Par Hilary Stroh, 12 octobre 2019

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“Ochoa had her cake and ate it too”

Critique faite à Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, le 11 octobre 2019

Carmina burana (Adam Hougland)

Tulips and Lobster (Annabelle Lopez Ochoa)

Petal (Helen Pickett)

Kansas City Ballet

Trad Burns, Décors, Lumières

Christian Squires, Costumes

Kansas City Symphony

Kansas City Symphony Chorus

Whitney Huell, Danse

Au TCE, le bel hommage des Ballets Jazz de Montréal à Leonard Cohen

Iris Régnier, 16th December

Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal sont de passage avenue Montaigne pour Dance me, spectacle chorégraphié par Andonis Foniadakis, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa et Ihsan Rustem sur les musiques du célèbre songwriter canadien Leonard Cohen.

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Exciting talents and mixed choreography in Paris Opera Junior Ballet

Vikki Jane Vile, 29th January

Established in 2024, Paris Opera Junior Ballet has been touring extensively since early 2025, with Bonn’s Opera House the latest stop.

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Paris Opera Junior Ballet: a plethora of emerging talent

Deborah Weiss, 19th June

A very welcome visit from the Paris Opera Junior Ballet to the Linbury Theatre displays the company in a very favourable light, in a variety of works.

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Queensland Ballet: Behind the ‘rags to riches’ story of Coco Chanel

Ruth Ridgway, 4th October

Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon is a visually beautiful work about an unscrupulous character and a great addition to Queensland Ballet's repertoire.

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

Carla Escoda, 30th July

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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Scottish Ballet's A Streetcar Named Desire: sensual but tragic

Deborah Weiss, 16th May

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's A Streetcar Named Desire for Scottish Ballet fires on all cylinders. Compelling drama and outstanding dancing make this a must-see.

*****

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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.

Magical images, tulips and a lobster: a tongue-in-cheek evening from Kansas City Ballet