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ABT – Romeo and Juliet – Cornejo & Reyes
ABT got back to serious business last night with its opening performance of Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet. This is one damn fine ballet. Not much can spoil it – not even a crummy…
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ABT Firebird – round 2
Haglund had a different experience at Tuesday night's Firebird where the cast was Misty Copeland, Herman Cornejo, Maria Riccetto, and Roman Zhurbin. The complaints about Alexei Ratmansky's ballet are the same, but somehow the…
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ABT’s Firebird – 6/11
A hotdog with too much relish and bunWhy do ballet choreographers keep trying to redo more famous choreographers' ideas? Is there a shortage of source material for new ballets? Has all the "good" Shakespeare been choreographed? Have all the interesting characters…
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ABT – Onegin – final weekend
Before some nasty NYT dance critic decides he wants to compare "balletomanes" to compulsive and competitive eaters, let's get a few things straight. While all ballet performances at Lincoln Center this spring haven't necessarily…
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NYCB – A Midsummer Night’s Dream 6/7
It can be a little slippery trying to converse around Lincoln Center this week – what with Tatiana appearing in a magnificent production on one stage while across the plaza Titania is appearing in…
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ABT’s Onegin 6/6 – I’ll have another
What a terrific ensemble performance last night from Julie Kent, Roberto Bolle, Maria Riccetto, and Jared Matthews who selflessly shared the stage to create a convincing reading of John Cranko's Onegin. As in Alexander…