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Andonis Foniadakis's CIRCUMSTELLARS features sublime performances by Mayara Pineiro and Sterling Baca. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.
Dance Reviews

FORWARD MOTION (Philadelphia Ballet): An excellent showcase of skill

Christopher Munden February 4, 2023 No Comments

The intimate Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Cultural Campus provides an ideal setting for Philadelphia Ballet’s impressive new production, Forward Motion, three world premieres by…

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Dance Reviews

DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet):

Eri Yoneda October 24, 2019 2 Comments

A thrilling reprise from Pennsylvania Ballet

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Dance Reviews

DGV, Trigger Touch Fade, Glass Pieces (PA Ballet): Robbins, Wheeldon, and Elo

Eri Yoneda May 14, 2019 No Comments

Ballet is a living art.

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Dance Reviews

GISELLE (PA Ballet): A ballet of true love

Eri Yoneda March 12, 2019 No Comments

Angel Corella’s restaging preserves the tradition of the classic ballet and manifests true love onstage.

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Dance Features Interviews

The Authenticity and History of Giselle: Interview with Angel Corella of Pennsylvania Ballet

Eri Yoneda February 18, 2019 No Comments

Eri Yoneda speaks with the artistic director of PA Ballet about his new production of Giselle.

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Dance Reviews

THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): 50 years of a holiday treat

Eri Yoneda December 16, 2018 No Comments

The Nutcracker is not just a lovely holiday tradition. It’s am ambassador for ballet, gaining fans who have never been to seen ballet before.

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Dance Reviews

JEWELS (PA Ballet): A dazzling season finale

Eri Yoneda May 15, 2018 No Comments

Pennsylvania Ballet closed its 2017-2018 season with George Balanchine’s masterpiece, JEWELS

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Dance Reviews

GRACE & GRANDEUR (Pennsylvania Ballet): Ballet, in different eras

Christopher Munden April 10, 2018 No Comments

Pennsylvania Ballet’s fifth program of the current season is a historically intriguing.

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Dance Reviews

SWAN LAKE (PA Ballet): Pennsylvania Ballet refined through the classic

Eri Yoneda March 13, 2018 No Comments

SWAN LAKE is the classic that people think of when they hear the word “ballet.”

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Dance Reviews Theater

RE/ACTION (Pennsylvania Ballet): Brilliant ballet by divine dancers

Eri Yoneda May 15, 2017 No Comments

The company has gone through drastic changes since last season, some of which may have come with sorrow. Still they never stopped their devotion to ballet and to the Philadelphia art community.

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Dance Reviews

LE CORSAIRE (PA Ballet): A flamboyant and passionate ballet of the pirates

Eri Yoneda March 13, 2017 No Comments

Pennsylvania Ballet’s LE CORSAIRE is as gorgeous and breath-taking as it should be.

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Dance Reviews

BALANCHINE & BEYOND (PA Ballet): Experiment and challenge our comfort zone

Eri Yoneda June 11, 2016 No Comments

For the last program of Pennsylvania Ballet’s 2015-2016 season, Angel Corella challenges both the dancers and the audience with the four experimental dances

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Dance Reviews

DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet): Love and passion, Spanish style

Eri Yoneda March 8, 2016 No Comments

Based on the beloved novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, DON QUIXOTE has been one of the most popular and challenging ballets for over a century.

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Dance Reviews

STRENGTH & LONGING (PA Ballet): Longing for higher and stronger

Eri Yoneda February 8, 2016 No Comments

The selections show artistic director Angel Corella’s close attention to the dancers’ talents and characters and his passion to bring out the best in them.

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Dance Reviews

THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): A beloved holiday tradition

Eri Yoneda December 13, 2015 No Comments

A holiday tradition for many Philadelphians, the Pennsylvania Ballet’s NUTCRACKER returns for another season.

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Dance Reviews

SPEED & PRECISION: (PA Ballet): Color and character at the start of a new chapter

Eri Yoneda October 24, 2015 No Comments

In his second season as the artistic director of the Pennsylvania Ballet, Angel Corella is hand-picking the entire program for the first time.

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Dance Reviews

Keigwin, Fonte, & Forsythe (PA Ballet): Dance review

Kat Richter for The Dance Journal June 13, 2015 No Comments

As Angel Corella’s first season with Pennsylvania Ballet draws to a close, it’s safe to say that his tenure as the company’s artistic director is off to a very impressive start.

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Dance Reviews

A TRIBUTE TO JEROME ROBBINS (PA Ballet): Perfect for Mother’s Day

Kat Richter for The Dance Journal May 9, 2015 No Comments

Most balletomanes credit Balanchine with capturing the American spirit in ballet, but to me it’s Jerome Robbins who deserves the accolades.

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