Performer: Olga Esina

With a trio of excellent performances, Balanchine's sassy Rubies proves the hit as Jewels – a relatively recent acquisition – returns to the Wiener Staatsballett. 

Considering the very abrupt transition to dance-on-film that most companies are contending with today, Mahler, live chooses to examine the beginnings of this genre. 

Martin Schläpfers Choreographie bietet manchen aufregenden Moment, ist aber weitgehend im der Vergangenheit verwurzelt.