As the many glories of American Ballet Theatre’s Met season unfold, the press finds itself alternately in states of rapture and disdain. Audiences held their breath as the magnificent Diana Vishneva, Marcelo Gomes, Natalia Osipova, and Jared Matthews made a wreckage of their love lives in ‘Onegin’. Meanwhile The …
18 JUNE 2012
A Great Ballerina Speaks Her Mind
Creativity and the creative process have always been a chaotic, troublesome, gloriously messy business, and creative people are very often quite a handful. It’s not difficult to see why it might seem easier for ballet companies to keep creativity to a minimum and emphasise practicality and efficiency.
“At present turn-out …
16 JUNE 2012
Proudly Waving the Philippine Flag
Ballet to the People caught up with Ballet Philippines dancers Candice Adea and Jean Marc Cordero on their way home to Manila after their triumph at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition.
Adea won 1st prize in the Senior Women’s Division, while Cordero won the Jury Prize for Best Partnering Technique.…
Firebird swoops, anonymously, on New York
Alastair Macaulay for The New York Times calls it “timeless and modern” though he complains about the “anonymous” character of the lead role, danced on opening night by Natalia Osipova. He misses the point that Alexei Ratmansky has reimagined the lead as the commanding officer of an entire troop of …
Filipino dancers win BIG (again)
The lovely Candice Adea and her gracious partner Jean Marc Cordero of Ballet Philippines just romped off with top honors at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. Watch video from their 2010 win in the international ballet competition in Jackson, Mississippi: Candice and JM at Jackson. Adea and Cordero …