Like a lot of first efforts by prospective masters, Artifact is loaded with ideas.
Boston-Ballet
Dance Review: The Sugar Rush of Boston Ballet’s “Nutcracker’
Never mind my analytical observations, the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker is still an immediate pleasure.
Dance Review: Trophy Games at the Boston Ballet
You’re not supposed to look for deep meaning in this often-revised jumbo of a ballet.
Fuse Dance Review: Four Flavors — “Mirrors” at Boston Ballet
What interested me about Bitches Brew was the chance to discover how choreographer Karole Armitage re-rigs classical ballet steps.
Dance Review: Swans’ Return at Boston Ballet
Even the hippest of us can succumb to a deep longing for harmony, lush orchestration, and magic.
Dance Review: Style Survey — “Kaleidoscope” at Boston Ballet
I’d seen all of these works on the Boston Ballet’s program once or twice in the past. They all seemed to improve with these additional viewings.
Dance Review: Russian Romantics — John Cranko’s “Onegin” at Boston Ballet
The rapturous reaction to Boston Ballet’s performance on Sunday afternoon demonstrated that this kind of work can still move an audience.
Fuse Dance Review: Boston Ballet—Mahler Multiplex
My overall impression of the ballet was of earnest pretension.
Dance Review: Choreographer Leonid Yakobson — Soviet Rebel Under Cover
Boston Ballet’s reconstructed versions of Yakobson’s Pas de Quatre and four Choreographic Miniatures were a revelation.
Dance Commentary: Misty Copeland, Ballet, and Race
Tomorrow, Misty Copeland will be American Ballet Theatre’s first African-American ballerina to perform the lead role in Swan Lake in New York City.