Shostakovich Trilogy opens San Francisco Ballet residency

By Graham Watts, 31 May 2019

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“Shostakovich’s music is captured and tamed”

Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 29 May 2019

Symphony no. 9 (Alexei Ratmansky)

Chamber Symphony (Alexei Ratmansky)

Piano Concerto no. 1 (Alexei Ratmansky)

San Francisco Ballet

George Tsypin, Set Designer

Keso Dekker, Costume Designer

Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Designer

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Aaron Robison, Dancer

Jennifer Stahl, Dancer

Dores André, Dancer

Joseph Walsh, Dancer

Wei Wang, Dancer

Ulrik Birkkjaer, Dancer

Sasha De Sola, Dancer

Mathilde Froustey, Dancer

Yuan Yuan Tan, Dancer

Sofiane Sylve, Dancer

Wona Park, Dancer

Mungunchimeg Buriad, Piano

Michael Allen, Trumpet

American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

****1

A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

****1

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

NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience

Ivy Lin, 20th January

NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the audience home in buoyant mood.

*****

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

***11

London City Ballet at the Linbury: joy and sorrow at its best

Deborah Weiss, 19th November

London City Ballet move into a new venue with absolute confidence and gravitas in a quadruple bill that says everything about their future and success.

*****

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Graham Watts

Graham Watts is a freelance dance writer and critic writing regularly for Dancing Times, Dance Europe, Danza Europa, and many more publications. He regularly writes features for Sadler’s Wells, London Coliseum and La Scala. Chairman of the Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle in the United Kingdom and of the UK National Dance Awards he has interviewed many of the greatest names in dance including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Boris Eifman, Alexei Ratmansky, Andris Liepa, Sir Peter Wright, David Bintley and Dame Gillian Lynne. When not involved in dance Graham is a keen fencer, and has captained the British Sabre team.

Ratmansky's Shostakovich Trilogy opens San Francisco Ballet residency at Sadler's Wells