Fall for Dance 3 | Bachtrack

By Pia Lo, 09 October 2015

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“The quality of the diverse expression of the works inspires contemplation”

Reviewed at New York City Center, New York City on 6 October 2015

Maninyas (Houston Ballet ) (Stanton Welch)

Brandenburgs (Paul taylor Dance) (Paul Taylor)

Eu Danço – 8 Solos No Geral (Sonia Destri Lie)

Houston Ballet

Paul Taylor Dance Company

Herman Cornejo, Dancer

Companhia urbana de danca

Fang-Yi Sheu, Dancer

Houston Ballet: a hugely entertaining Cinderella

Carla Escoda, 24th February

Stanton Welch's Cinderella has mostly worn well at Houston Ballet, anchored by a delightful rewriting of the central love story and packed with marvellous, witty details.

****1

Stanton Welch's zany, imaginative Nutcracker for Houston Ballet

Carla Escoda, 9th December

Stanton Welch's 2016 production of The Nutcracker for Houston Ballet is a wild and dazzling ride, even for those who think they've had enough of this warhorse of a ballet.

****1

Visions of Classical (Re)Vision in San Francisco

Jaime Robles, 11th February

“Your love affair with ballet, your time with ballet, is short,” explains Welsh about his ballet Bespoke, “Eventually you lay down, and dance keeps moving. It’s a bittersweet thing.”

****1

No Greek tragedy: the Australian Ballet has fun in Sylvia

Chantal Nguyen, 13th November

The Australian Ballet is impressive in this light, entertaining story ballet: a winner of an evening.

****1

A lively evening of pure dance from San Francisco Ballet

Graham Watts, 5th June

An enjoyable evening of thematic dance but without any insights into the future of ballet.

***11

Unbound Festival continues with superb dancing

Jaime Robles, 24th April

Benjamin Freemantle danced the opening solo, gorgeously, in the role of the grandfather as a dreamy young Adonis.

****1

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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.

Fall for Dance - Program 3