ABT's Othello

By Carla Escoda, 21 May 2015

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 19 May 2015

Othello: A Dance in Three Acts (Lar Lubovitch)

American Ballet Theatre

Marcelo Gomes, Dancer

Julie Kent, Dancer

Stella Abrera, Dancer

James Whiteside, Dancer

Joseph Gorak, Dancer

Lar Lubovitch’s Othello is Shakespeare meets drambalet at ABT

Ivy Lin, 6th March

In spite of somewhat limited dance vocabulary, American Ballet Theatre showcased its strength in dance actors presenting a very enjoyable Othello in New York.

***11

Balanchine's Baiser de la fée still doesn't work

Ivy Lin, 19th September

Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée is revived infrequently. It is an odd ballet, as if Balanchine’s couldn’t quite resolve his troubles choreographing to this piece.

****1

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.

****1

Lar Lubovitch: A Golden Anniversary

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 20th April

At its best, Lubovitch's work elevates the spirit and serves as a reminder that there’s beauty in the world.

***11

Lar Lubovitch's shapely choreography a good mix of trite and appropriately mystifying

Rachel Rizzuto, 9th October

In the Joyce Theater’s Wednesday night program for the 45th anniversary of Lar Lubovitch’s company, Mr Lubovitch presented three duets – bits of fluff, really – and one enigmatic piece for nine men that has left me bewildered and yet decidedly in favor of it.

***11

Lar Lubovitch’s Othello is Shakespeare meets drambalet at ABT

Ivy Lin, 6th March

In spite of somewhat limited dance vocabulary, American Ballet Theatre showcased its strength in dance actors presenting a very enjoyable Othello in New York.

***11

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.

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