Musicians and dancers unite for Ravenna’s reimagined dance event

By Sarah Kirkup, 21 July 2020

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“Marchand revelled in the rhythmic twists and turns of Bach’s music”

Reviewed at Rocca Brancaleone, Ravenna on 18 July 2020

A Suite of Dances (Jerome Robbins)

Ssss... (Edward Clug)

Zapateado (Sergio Bernal)

The Dying Swan (Mikhail Fokine)

Thaïs: pas de deux (Roland Petit)

Nocturnes (John Neumeier)

Sonata (Uwe Scholz)

Beatrice Rana, Piano

Mario Brunello, Cello

Silvia Azzoni, Dancer

Sergio Bernal, Dancer

Hugo Marchand, Dancer

Matteo Miccini, Dancer

Alexandre Ryabko, Dancer

Iana Salenko, Dancer

Marian Walter, Dancer

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 26th February

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter.

*****

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

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.

*****

The Australian Ballet in Melbourne: three prismatic worlds

Ruth Ridgway, 4th October

In its triple bill Prism, The Australian Ballet gives the audience three different dance and sound worlds as well as showcasing fleet, athletic and precise dancing.

****1

Contrasting splendors at New York City Ballet: Robbins and Balanchine

Carla Escoda, 30th September

A sublime Robbins-Balanchine pairing at New York City Ballet, it was Robbins’ Goldberg Variations that came off best.

*****

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Sarah Kirkup

Sarah Kirkup has been Deputy Editor of Gramophone since 2010. She also writes for publications including the Royal Opera House’s in-house magazine and programmes for The Royal Ballet, and reviews dance events for cross-arts online magazine The Cusp. She is particularly interested in the relationship between music and dance, and has spoken on this subject at panel discussions, talks and events.

Duets and Solos: Musicians and dancers unite for Ravenna Festival’s reimagined dance event