BAAND Together Festival unites 5 top-tier dance companies

Antonio Cangiano, Omar Rivéra, Leonardo Brito and Dylan Dias McIntyre in Línea Recta

Gillian Murphy and Aran Bell in Jerome Robbins' Other Dances

Dance Theatre of Harlem in Robert Garland's Nyman String Quartet No.2

Alexa Maxwell in Pedro Ruiz’ Pas de O'Farrill

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Ronald K. Brown's Dancing Spirit

New York City Ballet in Justin Peck's The Times Are Racing

By Erin Bomboy, 28 July 2023

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“while striking at times, it relies on tropes, gimmicks, props and pretty faces to manifest intrigue”

Reviewed at Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City on 25 July 2023

Linea Recta (Annabelle Lopez Ochoa)

Other Dances (Jerome Robbins)

Dancing Spirit (Ronald K Brown)

The Times are Racing (Justin Peck)

Nyman String Quartet No.2 (Robert Garland)

Pas de O'Farill (Pedro Ruiz)

Ballet Hispanico

New York City Ballet

American Ballet Theatre

Dance Theatre of Harlem

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Amanda del Valle, Dancer

Gabrielle Sprauve, Dancer

Gillian Murphy, Dancer

Aran Bell, Dancer

Kouadio Davis, Dancer

Antonio Cangiano, Dancer

Alexa Maxwell, Dancer

Daniel Applebaum, Dancer

Victor Abreu, Dancer

Brittany Pollack, Dancer

Peter Walker, Dancer

Hannah Alissa Richardson, Dancer

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.

***11

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

*****

Broken Wings soars in SF Ballet’s Dos Mujeres

Terez Rose, 6th April

Annabel Lopez Ochoa's Broken Wings is a ballet you’ll want to see again and again, one that illuminates, empowers and soars.

****1

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Erin Bomboy

Erin Bomboy has been writing about dance since 2013. She trained as a classical ballet dancer and spent a decade as a professional competitive ballroom dancer. She holds an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she was mentored by Deborah Jowitt. She lives in New York City with her husband, daughter and fabulous Maine Coon cat. In her free time, Erin enjoys bacon, books, wine and working out.