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Artists of Philadelphia Ballet in THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, choreography by Angel Corella.Photo by Alexander Iziliaev.

Dance Reviews

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Philadelphia Ballet): A magnificent classic

Eri Yoneda March 9, 2023 No Comments

Philadelphia Ballet kicks off the latter half of its 2022-2023 season with a stunning production of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, one of the best-known works of…

Theater

CINDERELLA (Pennsylvania Ballet): Ben Stevenson’s classic choreography

Eri Yoneda October 14, 2022 No Comments

Philadelphia Ballet opens its 2022-2023 season with Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella. The production is dazzling and powerful, it may ALMOST let you believe in a fairytale. …

Dance Reviews

DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet):

Eri Yoneda October 24, 2019 2 Comments

A thrilling reprise from Pennsylvania Ballet

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.

Dance Music Reviews

ALL STRAVINSKY (PA Ballet): What about the music?

Margaret Darby April 8, 2019 No Comments

The Pennsylvania Ballet does their best to ignore their fantastic orchestra

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.

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.

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

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.

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.