ABT : where stars shine brightest

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 20 May 2015

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“meditation on the company’s glittering history and the breadth of its repertoire”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 18 May 2015

American Ballet Theatre

Herman Cornejo, Dancer

Cory Stearns, Dancer

Marcelo Gomes, Dancer

Xiomara Reyes, Dancer

Craig Salstein, Dancer

Daniil Simkin, Dancer

Gillian Murphy, Dancer

Roman Zhurbin, Dancer

Julie Kent, Dancer

Diana Vishneva, Dancer

Misty Copeland, Dancer

James Whiteside, Dancer

Devon Teuscher, Dancer

Thomas Forster, Dancer

Veronika Part, Dancer

Blaine Hoven, Dancer

Isabella Boylston, Dancer

Hee Seo, Dancer

Christine Shevchenko, Dancer

Calvin Royal III, Dancer

Skylar Brandt, Dancer

Gabe Stone Shayer, Dancer

Joseph Gorak, Dancer

Polina Semionova, Dancer

Stella Abrera, Dancer

Paloma Herrera, Dancer

Sarah Lane, Dancer

BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

Graham Watts, 18th June

A splendid evening of celebration for Sir Peter Wright at the Birmingham Hippodrome focusing on excerpts from his own classical ballets and The Green Table by Kurt Jooss.

****1

Royal Ballet School, School of American Ballet: the future is bright

Amanda Jennings, 18th June

An evening of outstanding dancing from the Royal Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. It was a case of spotting tomorrow’s stars in a beautifully balanced programme.

*****

Acosta Danza Yunior: fabulous dancers, uneven choreography

Deborah Weiss, 17th June

A welcome to Acosta Danza Yunior who have bags of potential. However, not all of the choreography engaged their talents sufficiently in this programme.

***11

Jesús Carmona in UnYdos: extraordinary, rhythmic and theatrical

Graham Watts, 16th June

Compañía de Danza Jesús Carmona in UnYdos was a stunning evening of pure flamenco artistry, enlivened by a tremendous sense of theatre, and augurs well for the rest of the festival.

*****

The Royal Ballet School at the Linbury: innovation and quality

Maggie Foyer, 16th June

The Royal Ballet School performing as part of the Next Generation Festival, offered a host of works by both students and internationally renowned choreographers which proved to be highly enjoyable.

*****

Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 and Music Music – contrasts in Lugano

Vito Lentini, 11th June

Completely engaging performance of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof: Echoes of ’78 finds our reviewer disappointed with Music Music from Trajal Harrell in Lugano.

***11

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.

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