Beauty and timelessness of Balanchine's choreography

By Isabella Zijp, 30 March 2016

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“a timeless work of unearthly beauty and an ode to dance in its purest form”

Reviewed at Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam on 25 March 2016

Theme and Variations (George Balanchine)

Apollo (Apollon musagète) (George Balanchine)

Stravinsky Violin Concerto (George Balanchine)

Tarantella (Pas de deux) (George Balanchine)

Dutch National Ballet

Fayçal Karoui, Conductor

Anna Ol, Dancer

Jozef Varga, Dancer

Sasha Mukhamedov, Dancer

Floor Eimers, Dancer

Wen Ting Guan, Dancer

Artur Shesterikov, Dancer

Maia Makhateli, Dancer

Remi Wörtmeyer, Dancer

Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

****1

American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

****1

A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

****1

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 26th February

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter.

*****

Fast Forward: Hamburg Ballet’s mixed bill proves a mixed success

Vikki Jane Vile, 22nd February

All that glistens... the world premiere of Xie Xin’s The Moon in the Ocean is the highlight of a mixed bill programme spanning 90 years of choreography.

***11

Study in Scarlet: Rubies crown Balanchine’s Jewels in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 8th February

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

****1

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Isabella Zijp

Isabella Zijp is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Bachtrack and other dance platforms. She shares her passion for ballet through writing, giving guided tours and conducting short presentations. In daily life she works as an editor and online marketeer while also writing about her other passion: travelling.

Dutch National Ballet shows beauty and timelessness of Balanchine's choreography in Best of Balanchine