PNB: Director's Choice

By Pia Lo, 21 March 2016

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“the "truly gifted" of this era”

Reviewed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle on 19 March 2016

Rush (Paul Gibson)

Little mortal jump (PNB Première) (Alejandro Cerrudo)

Year of the Rabbit (Justin Peck)

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Lesley Rauch, Dancer

Jerome Tisserand, Dancer

Price Suddarth, Dancer

James Moore, Dancer

Angelica Generosa, Dancer

Noelani Pantastico, Dancer

Ben Griffiths, Dancer

Linda Pinkham, Lighting Designer

Braminira Ivanova, Costume Designer

NYCB: Ratmansky’s The Naked King is not satire, but good fun

Ivy Lin, 7th February

New York City Ballet presents a very entertaining quadruple bill which includes Alexei Ratmansky’s latest work, The Naked King, showing off the company’s comic talents.

****1

Irresistible: Justin Peck’s The Wind-Up premieres at NYCB

Carla Escoda, 29th January

Never has Justin Peck seemed more compositionally assured, and paradoxically freer, than in his latest ballet, breaking the mold of past work that mostly celebrated the camaraderie of his generation.

****1

The Royal Ballet in Perspectives: a diverse and challenging triple

Amanda Jennings, 14th November

The Royal Ballet presents a triple bill of diverse works including one world premiere and one UK premiere. As per usual, the supreme roster of dancers tackles each with aplomb.

****1

Few signs of heat in a mixed bill at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 25th September

New York City Ballet offered a few exhilarating moments in a mishmash of a program from the company with arguably the greatest rep in the world.

***11

Atlanta Ballet showcases impressive range in Balanchine & Peck program

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 13th September

Atlanta Ballet began its season with a mixed bill which amply demonstrated the versatility and capabilities throughout all the ranks of the company.

****1

NYCB: Justin Peck revisits the familiar in Mystic Familiar

Ivy Lin, 10th May

New York City Ballet deliver an enjoyable, diverse, if occasionally predictable triple bill with revivals of works premiered last season.

****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.

When choreographers are among dancers: Peck / Cerrudo / Gibson at PNB