Crystal Pite's Emergence

By Pia Lo, 10 November 2015

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“enthralling”

Reviewed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle on 7 November 2015

Sum Stravinsky (Kiyon Gaines)

The Calling (Jessica Lang)

Signature (Price Suddarth)

Emergence (Crystal Pite)

Pacific Northwest Ballet

The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout

Jonathan Gray, 12th July

It was a wonderful, heartening afternoon – it’s no wonder nearly all the 2025 graduates have gained contracts with several major ballet companies.

*****

Royal Ballet School, Next Generation: championing young choreographers

Amanda Jennings, 24th June

Overall, The Royal Ballet School delivers much to admire, but reminiscent of a multiple-course banquet that still leaves you reaching for the cheese and biscuits when you get home.

***11

Festival of New Choreography: plenty of imagination and bold choices

Deborah Weiss, 15th February

Four world premieres and four main stage debuts provides genuine hope for the future of choreography.

****1

Keepers of the Ashton flame in the US: Sarasota Ballet at The Joyce

Ivy Lin, 16th August

Not every Ashton work is a masterpiece, but Sarasota Ballet presents these Ashton works with such love and care, it ensures that even if the ballets won’t “keep”, they aren’t forgotten.

*****

Moments and misses in American Ballet Theatre's American Splendor

Erin Bomboy, 8th July

American Ballet Theatre shows its range with pieces from George Balanchine, Alonzo King, and Jessica Lang, but the dancing and choreography remain uneven throughout.

***11

Choreography with the camera in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Rep 2

Annie Nikunen, 16th November

Pacific Northwest Ballet's Rep 2 features an all-female choreographer program with world premieres by Penny Saunders and Jessica Lang and excerpts from the work of Twyla Tharp and Susan Marshall.

*****

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Pia Lo

Pia Lo is a Dance Ambassador for the Canadian Dance Assembly and travels extensively to find the stories that shape the dance world. In her travels, she has taken company class with the Bolshoi Ballet, pirouetted on the Mariinsky stage and shimmied with belly dancers of The Reda Troupe. She is trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop and other styles. In her other life, she holds a Finance degree and works at an international bank. Pia shares her stories on here.

Pacific Northwest Ballet: Emergence