PNB proves ballet is for the stage and the screen

By Gillian Ebersole, 16 October 2020

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“the digital format allows for a rare closeness normally reserved for the coveted orchestra seats”

Reviewed at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle on 15 October 2020

Dances at a Gathering (Excerpt) (Jerome Robbins)

F O I L (Excerpts) (Eva Stone)

One Body (Albert Evans)

Swan Lake: excerpts (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov)

Jewels (Excerpts) (George Balanchine)

The Calling (Jessica Lang)

Mopey (Marco Goecke)

The Trees The Trees (Excerpt) (Robyn Mineko Williams)

Red Angels (Ulysses Dove)

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Lucien Postlewaite, Dancer

Amanda Morgan, Dancer

Cecilia Iliesiu, Dancer

Juliet Prine, Dancer

Abby Jayne DeAngelo, Dancer

Christopher D'Ariano, Dancer

Kyle Davis, Dancer

Elizabeth Murphy, Dancer

Steven Loch, Dancer

Angelica Generosa, Dancer

Leta Biasucci, Dancer

Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan, Dancer

Lesley Rausch, Dancer

Jerome Tisserand, Dancer

Dylan Wald, Dancer

James Moore, Dancer

Elle Macy, Dancer

William Lin-Yee, Dancer

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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

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Gillian Ebersole

Gillian Ebersole is a dancer and choreographer, as well as a poet, dance writer and educator. Gillian graduated Summa Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University with a dual degree in Dance and English. Their first poetry book The Water Between Us received the Charlotte Mew Prize and was published by Headmistress Press in 2021. Gillian lives and creates in Berkshire County with their partner.

Pacific Northwest Ballet proves ballet is for the stage and the screen