Kingdom of the Shades is a company's ultimate test

Hee Seo as Nikiya and Isaac Hernández as Solor in La Bayadère

Chloe Misseldine and Aran Bell in the Sylvia pas de deux

SunMi Park and Daniel Camargo in Sinatra Suite

American Ballet Theatre in Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room

By Ivy Lin, 28 October 2024

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 27 October 2024

The Kingdom of the Shades (La Bayadère) (Natalia Makarova, Marius Petipa)

Sylvia: Pas de Deux (George Balanchine)

Sinatra Suite (Twyla Tharp)

In the Upper Room (Twyla Tharp)

American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre Orchestra

Hee Seo, Dancer

Isaac Hernández, Dancer

SunMi Park, Dancer

Chloe Misseldine, Dancer

Aran Bell, Dancer

Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère: a night to remember in Oslo

Vikki Jane Vile, 17th April

Norwegian National Ballet gives a marvellous rendition of Natalia Makarova's La Bayadère. Opening night in Oslo was a strong argument for its place in any season, displaying ballet escapism at its best.

****1

ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Ivy Lin, 25th October

ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet.

***11

Norwegian National Ballet: strong and harmonious, especially the corps

Jonathan Gray, 9th November

Norwegian National Ballet return to the classics with surprising ease.

***11

A love letter to the art of classical ballet: La Bayadère in Oslo

Jenifer Sarver, 22nd March

Norwegian National Ballet opened its new run of Natalia Makarova’s staging, with Whitney Jensen and Lania Atkins making outstanding impressions as Nikiya and Gamzatti.

*****

Núñez shines in a star-studded, polished Bayadère

Alexandra Desvignes, 1st November

With all the right ingredients – acte blanc, love intrigue, dramatic death – La Bayadère is a classic Russian ballet.

****1

San Francisco Ballet : Classical twists

Terez Rose, 24th February

San Francisco Ballet's Program 3 explores the boundaries of classicism, from both ends, with La Bayadère's 'Kingdom of the Shades' , and neoclassical works from Hans van Manen, William Forsythe and Myles Thatcher.

****1

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Ivy Lin

Ivy Lin's love of ballet began in high school when at the school dance she quickly realized she had two left feet. One always admires things one cannot do, and so Ivy began to attend dance performances to marvel at the grace and beauty of bodies in motion. Ivy's day job is a biology teacher and after a long day in the classroom she loves to unwind by watching dance. She also enjoys theater, opera, pop and classical music. Ivy has her own blog (www.humbledandoverwhelmed,blogspot.com)