Pacific Northwest Ballet: Director's Choice

By Carla Escoda, 17 March 2014

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Reviewed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle on 15 March 2014

Take Five... More or Less (Susan Stroman)

Kiss (Susan Marshall)

New Work (Alejandro Cerrudo)

State of Darkness (Molissa Fenley)

Pacific Northwest Ballet

NYCB Spring Gala: two appealing world premieres

Ivy Lin, 2nd May

Underneath, There Is Light was soothing, expansive and uplifting. One could see it becoming a regularly revived work.

****1

Norwegian National Ballet: strong and harmonious, especially the corps

Jonathan Gray, 9th November

Norwegian National Ballet return to the classics with surprising ease.

***11

Ballet Nights: an intimate evening with star quality

Deborah Weiss, 29th September

Ballet Nights offers a wonderful variety of dancing and genres. Whatever your preference, there are quality performances to enjoy.

***11

Worth the sacrifice? Ballett am Rhein's Sacre offers mixed results

Vikki Jane Vile, 28th May

The programme’s middle work sees a detour from Stravinsky, to the music of Richard Strauss, lending itself to more lyrical work and some respite from the drama it's sandwiched between.

***11

Introdans: Bach elevates in this powerful but repetitive triple bill

Vikki Jane Vile, 11th May

Introdans is a company of skilled dancers, and whilst the results may not be thrilling, they are nevertheless engaging.

***11

An alluring Common Ground

Jaime Robles, 6th October

Abstract ballet always asks the question of meaning, and Alonzo King Lines Ballet is one of the few companies that answers that question with existential exactness.

*****

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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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