THE WALKING DEAD
I do not believe in the democratisation of opinion. I believe in benign authority. And if we undermine the authority of critics then we shall descend into mayhem.
– Brian Sewell, art critic
The Canadian Journalism Foundation embraced that mayhem in a recent forum dubbed: The …
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Honor a legend: New York Theatre Ballet is marking its 35th year – time to reflect on the miracle of this tiny company, which continues to bring the finest and most imaginative in classical and contemporary ballet programming to New Yorkers, at unbelievably affordable ticket prices, largely thanks to …
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Amy Seiwert’s evening of experimental new work by herself and two other choreographers, set on her intrepid company of eight classically trained ballet dancers, is visually stunning in the intimate ODC Theatre, while the company’s stamina is severely tested by the demands on their athleticism.
The piece with …
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Post:Ballet’s new San Francisco season at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ Lam Research Theater is entitled Four Plays, a double entendre that suggests we are in for an evening of lighthearted, sexy escapades. On one level that is what we got on opening night. But choreographer Robert Dekkers’ …
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American Ballet Theatre kicked off the final stretch of its long and arduous season with an inspired opening night program in Los Angeles that gave us a powerful political and personal statement by Alexei Ratmansky, flanked by two of George Balanchine’s iconic works, APOLLO and SYMPHONY IN C, in interpretations …
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