Ballet Hispanico's Carmen

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 23 November 2014

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“Some lackluster casting choices that failed to capitalize on the story's essential drama.”

Reviewed at The Apollo Theater, New York City on 22 November 2014

CARMEN.maquia (Gustavo Ramírez Sansano)

Ballet Hispanico

Ballet Hispánico’s CARMEN.maquia: raising the temperature!

Deborah Weiss, 16th May

Ballet Hispánico sizzle in a wonderfully witty and modernistic production of Carmen.maquia at the Leicester Curve.

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New York City Center’s Fall for Dance 2020

Ivy Lin, 29th October

New York City Center’s annual Fall for Dance festival heads online in a pair of programs, one much stronger than the other.

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Ballet Hispánico

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 18th November

Ballet Hispánico at the Apollo makes a powerful cultural statement about the vitality of the Latin-American community in New York City.

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Ballet Hispánico

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 18th November

Ballet Hispánico at the Apollo makes a powerful cultural statement about the vitality of the Latin-American community in New York City.

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Dada Masilo’s Hamlet: inimitable mix of wisdom and audacity

Maggie Foyer, 25th May

Dada Masilo wanted her audiences to feel the passion and to leave the theatre with a buzz. In her Hamlet, the commitment of the cast ensures this message still holds true.

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Glorious debuts in Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée at The Royal Ballet

Deborah Weiss, 23rd May

Two vivid debuts as Colas, marked the second revival of La Fille mal gardée this season at The Royal Ballet.

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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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