“There was really only one option,” laughs the Spaniard. “It could only be Don Quixote.”
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STRENGTH & LONGING (PA Ballet): Longing for higher and stronger
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.
View More STRENGTH & LONGING (PA Ballet): Longing for higher and strongerTHE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): A beloved holiday tradition
A holiday tradition for many Philadelphians, the Pennsylvania Ballet’s NUTCRACKER returns for another season.
View More THE NUTCRACKER (PA Ballet): A beloved holiday traditionSPEED & PRECISION: (PA Ballet): Color and character at the start of a new chapter
In his second season as the artistic director of the Pennsylvania Ballet, Angel Corella is hand-picking the entire program for the first time.
View More SPEED & PRECISION: (PA Ballet): Color and character at the start of a new chapterKeigwin, Fonte, & Forsythe (PA Ballet): Dance review
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.
View More Keigwin, Fonte, & Forsythe (PA Ballet): Dance reviewA TRIBUTE TO JEROME ROBBINS (PA Ballet): Perfect for Mother’s Day
Most balletomanes credit Balanchine with capturing the American spirit in ballet, but to me it’s Jerome Robbins who deserves the accolades.
View More A TRIBUTE TO JEROME ROBBINS (PA Ballet): Perfect for Mother’s DaySWAN LAKE (PA Ballet): An enduring classic
If you want to see the traditional ballet form challenged but simultaneously upheld then Christopher Wheeldon’s adaptation of the Tchaikovsky classic is just the ticket.
View More SWAN LAKE (PA Ballet): An enduring classicPRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with Corella
New artistic director Angel Corella was able to take full advantage of works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and a premiere from resident choreographer Matthew Neenan, to start to show his retooling of the company.
View More PRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with CorellaWHAT I LEARNED ABOUT OUTER SPACE (Pennsylvania Ballet, Curtis Institute of Music, FringeArts): Fringe Review 14
If dance is a language, it is spoken in a variety of accents. With WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT OUTER SPACE, FringeArts commissioning three contemporary choreographers—Zoe Scofield, Georg Reischl, and Itamar Serussi—to create pieces on PA Ballet dancers.
View More WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT OUTER SPACE (Pennsylvania Ballet, Curtis Institute of Music, FringeArts): Fringe Review 14Merilyn Jackson’s 9 Fringe Dance Picks
Dance writer Merilyn Jackson gives her picks for the 2014 Fringe Festival, with the page numbers from the Fringe Guide for helpful reference.
View More Merilyn Jackson’s 9 Fringe Dance Picks10 Fringe Dance Picks: Lew Whittington on the best of the 2014 Fringe Festival
Dance writer Lew Whittington gives 10 “moving” picks for the 2014 Fringe Festival
View More 10 Fringe Dance Picks: Lew Whittington on the best of the 2014 Fringe FestivalPA Ballet’s Roy Kaiser discusses his retirement at City Institute Library series
Pennsylvania Ballet is finishing their 50th Anniversary Season with victory lap programming, but it has played out as more than just a milestone date, but a distinct turning point for the company‘s future.
View More PA Ballet’s Roy Kaiser discusses his retirement at City Institute Library seriesDIRECTOR’S CHOICE (PA Ballet): Julie Diana’s luminous pas d’adieu
Roy Kaiser’s ‘Director’s Choice program proved to be one of the most artistically rich mixed bills PB has done and during their 50th anniversary season. , It featured the arrestingly intimate pas de deux between retiring dancer Julie Diana and real-life husband Zachary Hench.
View More DIRECTOR’S CHOICE (PA Ballet): Julie Diana’s luminous pas d’adieuA benefit night to remember – Shut Up & Dance 2014
Shut Up & Dance 2014 benefit for MANNA proved one for the books. Every year the performance is typically wonderful for a number of reasons, primary among them its great sense of Philly community spirit in support of MANNA and not the least of which is the esprit of the participating dancers. Some years are standouts artistically and this was just one of those years.
View More A benefit night to remember – Shut Up & Dance 2014Care to Dance? The Philadelphia dance scene is alive and well in 2014, catering to classical palates and avant-garde tastes alike
The Philadelphia dance scene is alive and well in 2014, bringing forth a series of diverse performances catering to classical palates and avant-garde tastes alike
View More Care to Dance? The Philadelphia dance scene is alive and well in 2014, catering to classical palates and avant-garde tastes alikeDance ornaments sparkle in Pennsylvania Ballet’s NUTCRACKER (2013)
Pennsylvania Ballet is only one of just a few companies licensed to do Balanchine’s 1954 classic ballet.
View More Dance ornaments sparkle in Pennsylvania Ballet’s NUTCRACKER (2013)JEWELS (Pennsylvania Ballet): Dance review
Published by The Dance Journal, reprinted with kind permission. As noted in Lew Wittington’s interview with PA Ballet Artistic Director Roy Kaiser last month, George…
View More JEWELS (Pennsylvania Ballet): Dance reviewRoy Kaiser looks forward and back as Pennsylvania Ballet turns 50
Published by The Dance Journal. Reprinted with kind permission. Pennsylvania Ballet launches its 50th season this month with the celebrations, reunions and gala performances, but…
View More Roy Kaiser looks forward and back as Pennsylvania Ballet turns 50