The New York Times: “Striving for Steps that Look Effortless”
“‘If you love the warm of the sun…go.’ These words, which you might find in a tourist brochure about this desert city [Phoenix], actually come from the 19th-century Danish ballet […]
The New York Times: “Ballet Arizona’s ‘Napoli’ Embodies a Culture of Exuberance”
“Naples, a city I adore, and its encirons burst to life onstage in “Napoli,” a ballet choreographed in 1042 by August Bournonville. When the curtain rises on Act I, the […]
The New York Times: “Royal Danish Ballet Brings Bournonville Back to New York”
“For more than half a century, Americans have felt a kind of fascination for Danish dancers. The attraction datse at least to the 1950s, when a small group from the […]
The New York Times: “Discovery and Rediscovery”
“…More remarkably, thought, on Feb. 12, Ballet Arizona in Phoenix will become the first American company ever to perform Bournonville’s exuberant three-act ‘Napoli’ (1842); its artistic director is Ib Andersen, […]
Arizona Executive Magazine: “Taking the Next Steps: Local Attorney Found Time for a Valued Arts Performing Arts Organization”
“Real estate attorney and Lewis Roca Rothberger managing partner Ken Van Winkle, Jr. joined the board of Ballet Arizona because of a heartfelt comment his teenage daughter Ally made one […]
Downtown Phoenix Journal: “Tutus and Beyond”
“Ballet Arizona’s Masters of Movement should require seat belts for audience and dancers alike due to its sheer exhilaration. Each of the program’s three ballets reveals a completely different side […]
AZ Lifestyle Magazine: “Ballet Arizona Does Right by ‘La Bayadère'”
“A Russian ballet that is choreographed by a Frenchman, scored by an Austrian, set in the Himalayas and performed in Arizona by lead dancers from Cuba, Brazil and the U.S. […]
The New York Times: “Defectors Land on Their Feet”
“We knew we were leaving everything behind, and we didn’t know what awaited us,” Ms. Martin said last week while she and her new colleagues at Ballet Arizona were on […]
The New York Times: “‘Cinderella’ Tries the Fit With Ballet Arizona”
“Above all, it tells the “Cinderella” story with compelling human detail. The frictions between Cinderella’s father and stepmother (Astrit Zejnati and Kenna Draxton) include vivid arguments, both painful and absurd. […]
