The New York Times: “The Nutcracker’s Chronicles”
The New York Times, By ALASTAIR MACAULAY Throughout Act One of Alexei Ratmansky’s new production of “The Nutcracker” for American Ballet Theater, you’re in the hands of a master. I […]
The New York Times: “The Nutcracker Chronicles: Dreaming of Snow”
The New York Times, By ALASTAIR MACAULAY PHOENIX — It seems there’s always a soprano outside Symphony Hall here, singing out of tune: not always the same woman, but always […]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Ballet Across America Performances Sweep Across a Landscape of Ballet”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, By Jane Vranish Dance consumers can get their fill of ballet in two ways: through snippets on YouTube or the cost-prohibitive and time-consuming way, through travel. Kennedy Center […]
The Washington Post: “Southern Dancers Step up at Kennedy Center’s ‘Ballet Across America'”
The Washington Post, By Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post Staff Writer There’s a Southern thing going on at the Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America series this week. It’s a fascinating thing, […]
The New York Times: “Balanchine Protégé Transplants the Spirit to the Southwest”
The New York Times, By ALASTAIR MACAULAY PHOENIX — Thirty years ago the Danish dancer Ib Andersen joined New York City Ballet, becoming the last new man of importance to […]
The Arizona Republic: “Ballet Arizona brilliant in ‘Balanchine Classics'”
The Arizona Republic, By Richard Nilsen We expect more out of great art than entertainment: We expect it to change our lives. That doesn’t mean we have to rend our […]
The Arizona Republic: “‘Play’ is Great Reprise for Ballet Arizona”
The Arizona Republic, by Richard Nilsen It is great fun to come back to a new dance you’ve seen once before and be reminded of what you loved the first […]
Ballet Arizona’s ‘Play’
Ballerinas as broccoli? Dancers as dessert? Ib Andersen isn’t talking about victuals when he describes his new ballet, Play, as “a seven-course meal.” The courses in question showcase not leafy […]
The Arizona Republic: “Andersen, Ballet Have Grown”
The Arizona Republic, by Richard Nilsen Ten years ago, former Balanchine star dancer Ib Andersen took over Ballet Arizona. The company has grown tremendously since then. And so has Andersen. […]
