AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Topia’ at Desert Botanical Garden”
Making ballet is different from what you might expect. For one thing, it’s slow. Ib Andersen is standing in the middle of Ballet Arizona’s studio with dancer Roman Zavarov. They are working […]
AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Director’s Choice’ at Orpheum”
“One of the stars of Ballet Arizona is back, after a year away from dancing. Natalia Magnicaballi blew out her anterior cruciate ligament in a devastating injury last year that for many professional […]
AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Cinderella’ is a Ball at Symphony Hall”
“Have you ever found yourself in the middle of something thinking, “Wow! This is good”? Not just good, but beyond-expectations good. Blindsided by excellence. That describes Ballet Arizona’s new Cinderella, in which […]
AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Cinderella’ at Symphony Hall”
“On Aug. 1, Ib Andersen began the process of choreographing “Cinderella” with dancers Jillian Barrell and Russell Clarke. Two-and-a-half months before its premiere, Andersen started the slow process of creating the […]
AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Balanchine’ Program Embodies Joy in Dance”
“If you have ever seen a young white-blazed calf running and jumping in the pasture on a frosty spring morning, leaping over its sleeping mother in what can only be […]
AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona Brings Back ‘Mosaik'”
“Mosaik is 7 years old, a full-length abstract ballet choreographed by Ballet Arizona artistic director Ib Andersen. It premiered in 2004 and was reprised in 2006, and now it has returned […]
The Arizona Republic: “‘Modern Masters’ One Great Dance Atop Another”
The Arizona Republic, Richard Nilsen, Reviewed Thursday, March 24, at the Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix The world seems to be falling apart around us, but Ballet Arizona just keeps getting better. […]
AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Don Quixote’ Lets Stars Shine”
“Sometimes, it seems as if all story ballets are the same: Village lad loves village lass; impediments intrude – often a father with other plans for his daughter; the problems […]
“Don Quixote Sparkles at Symphony Hall”
Based on a minor episode from volume II of Miguel de Cervantes’ picaresque novel El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, and set to Ludwig Minkus’ memorable score, this […]
