Category: Reviews
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Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Snatching Us Back to Reality
For many dance companies across the nation, the coming of fall this year brings more than cool breezes and changing leaves. It marks the long-awaited return to the stage that has been dark – the end of an intermission lasting over a year in duration. For companies like Complexions Contemporary Ballet, as the summer swelter fades, the performance season is just heating up
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FALL is HERE & the LOOK is LASHES
Fall is officially here and the look is LASHES. Not just any lashes, faux-mink lashes that provide lightweight comfort and open the eyes by Chinchilla Beauty. These lashes were created by Daniel Chinchilla (280K followers) , if you don’t know him, he was Arianna Grande‘s make up artist. Seven gorgeous styles that take you from […]
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DADA ON POINTE
And it was beyond amazing! But, during the audition, I was reminded why I am doing this. I asked how many dancers in the room wanted to be a professional ballet dancer, and only students I have previously worked with had raised their hands. I thought to myself, “Why are they even here then?” After the tendu combination I asked how many wanted to be contemporary dancers, and they all raised their hands… After the jeté combo I asked, “How many dancers are trying to be a contemporary dancer because that is what they have been told they will be?”
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#ThrowbackThursday: Katlyn Addison, Ballet West’s Newest Principal Dancer
A huge congratulations to Katlyn Addison on her promotion to Principal.
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Lights. Camera. Action! West Side Story
Here it is. Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story! This iconic broadway and film production got rebooted and after a year of delays because of COVID… here is the official trailer. The movie comes out December 10. So, it will be a good break from Nutcracker. The original productions were choreographed by Jerome Robbins, but this […]
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ABT’s SUMMER CELEBRATION
Pull out that skinny pop and get ready to watch some beautiful ballet! Don’t forget to watch ABT’s Free Performances! Click here to watch the Summer Celebration! Highlight: Cassandra Trenary and Calvin Royal III dancing Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet pas de deux. Don’t forget, ABT might be coming to an outdoor venue near you! […]
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Joy Womack: The White Swan
Experience the joy and pain of professional ballet with Joy Womack: The White Swan, an intimate look at the journey of professional ballerina Joy Womack from her humble beginnings in Texas to performing as prima ballerina with the Kremlin Ballet. This beautifully filmed documentary dances on to digital on 19 July 2021 courtesy of 101 Films.
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TILER PECK’S: A NEW STAGE
As ballet evolves through this time of COVID, some institutions and individuals have evolved as innovators, while others have slipped into an even more archaic and dated state. New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck has leapt ahead of the industry. In addition to consistently teaching an open class on her Instagram Live feed during Quarantine, […]
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Benois de la Danse Awards (2019)
It is that time of year again, where the best of the best in the ballet industry gather to celebrate the 2018-2019 season and honor those who made an impact on audiences, critics and the jury.
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San Francisco Ballet’s The Little Mermaid
Opening night of San Francisco Ballet’s The Little Mermaid reviewed by Tamara Sparkles. Choreographed by John Neumeier
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Ballet Review: Ballet West’s Swan Lake
By Melanie Durham Usually seeing a superb rendition of Swan Lake to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score is hard to find and ridiculously long, but Ballet West in Utah did it in three hours with grace and beauty. Overall it was a grand performance and celebrated this monumental classic. Included in this memorable piece was the Prologue […]
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Camille A. Brown & Dancers @ the Kennedy Center
This weekend marked a great feat in discourse and dance history as Camille A. Brown & Dancers made their debut at the Kennedy Center. I saw the second night of the performance where this four time Princess Grace Award Winner presented Ink. The following night included in the 40th Kennedy Center Honors that airs December 26 on CBS. (Honorees include: Carmen De Lavallade, Gloria Estefan, LL COOL J, Norman Lear and Lionel Richie.) This weekend at the Kennedy Center also celebrated Fred Astaire, another Kennedy Center Honoree.
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Shaping Sound… Shaping the way for dance
While ballet has its often downfalls of lackluster performances and vague storylines, Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound Company delivers with a punch with After The Curtain. With cast of mainstreamed dancers, amazing sets by Greg Anderson, lighting design that puts most ballet shows to shame by Nathan Schemer and Terese Porterfield, costumes in a subtle and […]
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Honoring the legend, the man, the humble Julio Bocca.
On Friday night, at the Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater, the ballet world came together to celebrate one man: Julio Bocca. Most nights at the ballet are great, but this night was exceptional. The night began with the crowd filling the lobby of Lincoln Center, the entire ballet world seemed to be there. Among […]
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AND THE CROWD GOES CRAZY…
The Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow: Thursday, April 13, 2017 @ the David H. Koch Theater @ Lincoln Center Any evening at Lincoln Center always promises to be a success and enjoyable for the mature ballet goer. But, tonight was different as hundreds of young ballet dancers flocked to the fountain with […]
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The Current Sessions: The Big Balloon. April 14 & 15 @ Wild Project (NYC)
In the middle of the hustle and bustle of NYC, I found myself somewhere between peaceful intimacy and inspiration. Hosted by The Current Sessions, this community workshop was a preview of the TCS x Roya Carreras: The Big Balloon that goes on tonight. The workshop created such a sense of intimacy in the room and […]
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A Night to Remember: Dance Theatre of Harlem
There are three types of quality dance performances. The first type of dance performance is the typical performance, strong technique, beautiful sets, and lavish costumes. It is entertaining, strong and shows how together or in sync the corps and powerful a company is and it is everything that dance should be. The second type of dance […]
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Ballet Under The Stars: Ballet Arizona
Ballet Arizona, a company I named to watch two years ago, performed under the stars last night in Goodyear at a lakeside park. It was gorgeous. It rained that morning, so it was pretty cool in the evening, which was a nice break from the skin burning heat. Their program was the ACT II of […]
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THE DYNAMIC DUO ON PNB’s American Stories
This is the first review for the Dynamic Duo and they knock it out of the park. It is like having a conversation with your friends after a ballet performance… but better… because by day they are kick butt engineers for Boeing… and by night they are former ballerinas, turned balletomanes, turned ballet reviewers. Personally, […]
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