A Night at the Ashton Museum

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 15 August 2016

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Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 10 August 2016

Valses nobles et sentimentales (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Sir Frederick Ashton)

The Walk to Paradise Garden (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Jazz Calendar (Friday's Child) (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Sinfonietta (Second movement) (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Monotones II (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Façade (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Sarasota Ballet

Ryoko Sadoshima, Dancer

Ricardo Rhodes, Dancer

Nicole Padilla, Dancer

Sam O'Brien, Dancer

Kyle Hiyoshi, Dancer

ABT presents the classics with slightly uneven results

Ivy Lin, 25th October

ABT offer some outstanding performances in a classical quadruple bill but there was a lack of confidence and uniformity within the corps de ballet.

***11

National Ballet of Japan revives Ashton's beloved Cinderella

Naomi Mori, 18th October

The National Ballet of Japan gave an excellent rendition of Sir Frederick Ashton's Cinderella, in spite of many new faces and role debuts.

****1

Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée: the most joyous of ballets

Amanda Jennings, 18th October

If you’re in need of a pick-me-up, get thee to the Royal Opera House and see La Fille mal gardée, a gem of a ballet. There’s a long roster of impressive casts to choose from.

****1

The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout

Jonathan Gray, 12th July

It was a wonderful, heartening afternoon – it’s no wonder nearly all the 2025 graduates have gained contracts with several major ballet companies.

*****

ABT: Ashton's Sylvia showcases the entire company

Ivy Lin, 10th July

The audience walked out of the theater feeling airborne and filled with the kind of joy you only feel after a truly special performance. Sylvia is an absolute treasure.

*****

Ballet Central at the Linbury: keen to prove its versatility

Deborah Weiss, 17th June

Ballet Central provides an extremely varied programme of new and old, classical and contemporary dance, with plenty of aplomb.

***11

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.

Sarasota Ballet at the Joyce: A Night at the Ashton Museum