The Arizona Republic: “‘Balanchine’ Inspires Dancers to Emotion in Phoenix”
“Comedian Martin Mull is credited with the oft-quoted aphorism, ‘Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.’ The problem with this seeming truism, however, is that dancing about architecture might […]
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 […]
Ballet Arizona’s ‘Director’s Choice’ dances across spectrum
It’s an age-old question. Do you go to the concert to hear the sonata, or to hear Horowitz play it? To see “Hamlet” or Gielgud? “Tosca” or Callas? Ballet Arizona’s “Director’s […]
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: “Best Partnership: Phoenix Symphony and Ballet Arizona”
“Each performance company by itself is great, but the combination is greater than the sum of the parts. Too often ballet troupes around the country dance to recorded music. But […]
AZCentral.com: “Costumer Keeps Ballet on Pointe”
“Leonor Texidor has a steady hand and a keen eye as she works her fingers through tulle and tutus, along princess seams, petticoats of brocade and jacquard, and velvet robes […]
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 […]
