Wildly offensive, but wildly entertaining too: ABT's Le Corsaire

By Ivy Lin, 12 June 2019

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 11 June 2019

Le Corsaire (Anna-Marie Holmes, Marius Petipa, Konstantin Sergeyev)

American Ballet Theatre

Brooklyn Mack, Dancer

Skylar Brandt, Dancer

Daniil Simkin, Dancer

Sarah Lane, Dancer

Blaine Hoven, Dancer

Roman Zhurbin, Dancer

Arron Scott, Dancer

Catherine Hurlin, Dancer

Firecrackers at the 15th Ballet Icons Gala

Margaret Willis, 26th January

An evening of sparkle and bravura at London's international ballet gala.

***11

A piratical carry-on: English National Ballet revives Le Corsaire

Graham Watts, 8th January

The spectacular dancing of Erina Takahashi, Francesco Gabriele Frola and Jeffrey Cirio is the principal reason to catch ENB's revival of this creaky swashbuckler.

***11

“The spirit of Margot” celebrated in The Royal Ballet's Fonteyn gala

Graham Watts, 8th June

A memorable and important event in the history of British ballet, sensitively and sentimentally performed.

****1

Polina and Friends gala wins Berlin balletomanes

Katja Vaghi, 17th May

Organised by Berlin State Ballet audience’s darling, the principal dancer Polina Semionova, the gala Polina & Friends and its stellar cast literally left the house roaring from enthusiasm.

*****

San Francisco Ballet's 85th Season Gala

Carla Escoda, 18th January

San Francisco Ballet gives a rousing account of Justin Peck's ground-breaking Rodeo, newcomers Ana Sophia Scheller and Ulrik Birkkjær make waves, and Carlo DiLanno wins my vote for MVP at this season's gala.

***11

A Surprise Corsaire Debut

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 5th June

There was complete assurance in Skylar Brandt's performance and there’s no doubt that she’s a bona fide contender for a future slot as a principal dancer.

****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)