Tag: Marius Petipa
Review: The Kansas City Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ at The Kennedy Center
The Kansas City Ballet’s The Nutcracker, with its classic composition by Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Artistic Director Devon Carney, is a stunning and opulent...
Review of the Mariinsky Ballet in ‘La Bayadère’ at The Kennedy...
If you’ve never seen the Mariinsky Ballet dance a full-length classic (or missed its previous 2008 production of La Bayadère,) rush to buy tickets...
Report: CityDance’s 2017 DREAMscape Benefit Gala
Moments into a dimmed house at the historic Lincoln Theatre, an off-stage voice over a loudspeaker made a promise to a buzzing audience: “We’re...
In the Moment: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Synetic Theater
Sleeping Beauty, Synetic Theater’s new dialogue-free production, is gorgeous, entertaining, and illuminating. This Sleeping Beauty is more than a fanciful, “white bread, white washed”...
Review: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Synetic Theater
Briar Rose. Brunhilde. Talia. Rosamond. Aurora. Over the centuries Sleeping Beauty has been known by many names, but the long abiding folk tale of...
Review: ‘The Nutcracker’ at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre
Metropolitan Ballet Theatre’s 28th annual production of The Nutcracker is a veritable feast for the senses. With a gorgeous array of costumes, a set...
Review: The Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘Raymonda’ at The Kennedy Center
Marius Petipa’s, Raymonda, still continues in ballet for the 118th year since its world premiere on January 7th, 1898. This week, the romantic ballet,...
Review: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Ballet Theatre of Maryland
So you think ballet is boring. Or maybe you’re a ballet fan but would rather see something “new” and “innovative” instead of one of...
Review: American Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at The Kennedy Center
Alexei Ratmansky’s newest staging of the great classical ballet The Sleeping Beauty feels like that moment in the classic MGM film The Wizard of...
‘The Nutcracker’ at Metropolitan Ballet Theatre
As a fan of dance and ballet, I have seen a number of professional productions of The Nutcracker over the years, but this particular...
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia’s ‘Swan Lake’ at Hippodrome Theatre...
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia brings an ethereal and breathtaking production of Swan Lake to Baltimore
For over one hundred years the compelling and...
Mariinsky Ballet Featuring Hodson’s ‘Le sacre du printemps,’ Fokine’s ‘Le Spectre...
Russians return to the glory days of ballet
Ulyana Lopatkina could have wrapped up The Kennedy Center and taken it home with her after her...
The Washington Ballet: Tour-de-Force: Balanchine!’ at The Kennedy Center
The Washington Ballet: Tour-de-Force: Balanchine is a truly spectacular evening at the ballet, with something for everyone. This program has, in my opinion, a...
Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ at The Kennedy Center by Carolyn Kelemen
Swooning over the first “Swan”
Like those fabled swallows renowned for returning to Capistrano each spring, swans settle regularly in our area this time of...
The Russian National Ballet’s ‘Chopiniana & Romeo & Juliet’ at Hylton...
The Russian National Ballet Theatre dropped by the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas on Friday to perform a ballet double-header of classics. First...
‘Giselle’ at The Kennedy Center by Carolyn Kelemen
Romantic Giselle gets new life
When The Paris Opera Ballet performs Giselle at The Kennedy Center through the weekend, you won’t see the traditional, slow entrance...