The Joffrey Nutcracker rises from the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago

Par Joseph Houseal, 03 décembre 2019

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Critique faite à Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, Chicago, le 1 décembre 2019

Casse-Noisette (Christopher Wheeldon)

Joffrey Ballet

Scott Speck, Direction

Dylan Gutierrez, Danse

Jeraldine Mendoza, Danse

Cara Marie Gary, Danse

Graham Maverick, Danse

Victoria Jaiani, Danse

Temur Suluashvili, Danse

Les « Racines » inégales du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris à Bastille

Laurine Mortha, 6th October

Entre une pièce des années 1950 de Balanchine et les deux créations récentes des chorégraphes Mthuthuzeli November et Christopher Wheeldon, le programme mixte néo-classique produit un effet mitigé.

***11

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Programme Y

Anne-Laure Faubert, 8th July

A l’occasion de la 13° édition des Etés de la Danse, l'Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater prend ses quartiers à la Seine Musicale.

Un hommage à Pierre Boulez hétéroclite

Laurine Mortha, 5th December

Avec une soirée mixte réunissant les chorégraphies de Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor et Pina Bausch, l’Opéra de Paris rend hommage au compositeur et chef d’orchestre contemporain Pierre Boulez.

****1

Atlanta Ballet shines in a mixed contemporary program

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 3rd April

Atlanta Ballet's Golden Hour program featured two world premieres and the Atlanta premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour.

*****

NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun

Ivy Lin, 7th February

New York City Ballet presents a very entertaining quadruple bill which includes Alexei Ratmansky’s latest work, The Naked King, showing off the company’s comic talents.

****1

The Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate is sumptuous but complex

Amanda Jennings, 1st October

The Royal Ballet’s season opener, Christopher Wheeldon’s Like Water for Chocolate, is visually tremendous, very well danced but the many principal and soloist characters are difficult to keep up with.

****1

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Joseph Houseal

Joseph Houseal is the director of Core of Culture, cultural preservation organization based in Chicago and specializing in the Himalayas and ancient Asia. He has been a contributor to Ballet Review, New York, for 30 years, and a columnist for Buddhistdoor Global for four. Houseal’s writing on dance, from performance to philosophy has appeared in French, Swedish, Chinese, and English. His installation work has appeared in 14 museum exhibitions; held in 5 permanent collections. Houseal is a graduate of St John’s College, Annapolis, and hold a Masters of Philosophy from the Laban Centre for Movement and Dance in London.