Artists of Pennsylvania Ballet in William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite Photo: Alexander Iziliaev By Lewis Whittington for The Dance Journal Choreographer William Forsythe was in Philly weeks ago to set Artifact Suite on Pennsylvania Ballet and the inside story was that he couldn’t have been more engaged with the dancers and willing to tweak his revered [...]
Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancers Julie Diana and Ian Hussey in William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite. Photo: Alexander Iziliaev Final Performances of the 2012-2013 Season Celebrate the evolution of Pennsylvania Ballet’s repertoire with Company premieres by two of today’s most influential choreographers – plus an innovative World Premiere by Matthew Neenan – with Forsythe & Kylián, June [...]
Photo by Alexander Iziliaev By Kat Richter for The Dance Journal It’s not often that ballet leaves you gasping one moment and laughing the next but Pennsylvania Ballet’s latest program, a triple bill featuring two classic Balanchine works, Ballo Della Regina and The Four Temperaments, followed by Christopher Wheeldon’s Carnival of the Animals, did just [...]
Artists of Pennsylvania Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s Carnival of the Animals. Photo: Paul Kolnik Narrated by Tony and Emmy Award winning actor John Lithgow With George Balanchine’s Ballo della Regina and The Four Temperaments Let your imagination soar with Christopher Wheeldon’s charming Carnival of the Animals, narrated live by Tony and Emmy Award winning actor John [...]
by Lewis Whittington for The Dance Journal The corps de ballet at the Pennsylvania Ballet isn’t saving themselves for next year’s demanding 50th anniversary season, they have been performing with dazzling and muscled technique in the 49th. They are just finishing up a glitteringly run in George Balanchine’s ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It almost [...]
by Lewis Whittington for The Dance Journal For the second year in a row, Pennsylvania Ballet principal dancer Ian Hussey is again directing Shut Up and Dance concert benefit for MANNA. This year 26 dancers from PB will be participating and Hussey has been working on the event between rehearsals and performances of A Midsummer [...]
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Photos by Alexander Iziliaev Nearly four centuries lie between the writing of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1595 and the creation of George Balanchine’s ballet in 1962 but despite the passage of time, the Bard’s quintessential romantic comedy remains the perfect antidote to the winter blues [...]
Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancer Arantxa Ochoa in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust. Photo: Paul Kolnik Visit the vibrant, mystical fantasy of George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, March 7-17, 2013 at the Academy of Music. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is presented by Bank of America. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream [...]
Soloist James Ihde and Former Principal Dancer Riolama Lorenzo Photo: Alexander Iziliaev By Kat Richter for The Dance Journal With Nutcracker season finally over, Pennsylvania Ballet welcomed the New Year with an eclectic and ambitious program at the Merriam Theatre on Thursday night: Balanchine, Wheeldon, Tharp—three very different choreographers treated to three very different interpretations [...]
Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancer Zachary Hench in Twyla Tharp’s Push Comes to Shove. Photo: Alexander Iziliaev Revel in ballet’s boundless potential as Pennsylvania Ballet presents a trio of diverse works with Balanchine/Wheeldon/Tharp, February 7-10, 2013 at the Merriam Theater. “The three choreographers on this program are nothing short of titans in the dance world,” Artistic [...]
