Rosalie O’Connor, a former dancer with ABT, now has her own photography site full of striking pictures, including this one of dancers in the wings watching one of Gill‘s performances. Definitely worth a look-see. (Via Listen Missy.)
Category: Ballet
Elegance on Stage …
Gill‘s ABT run at City Center began this week, with this well-reviewed show on Tuesday. The show Wednesday was also quite good – I even enjoyed Symphony in C, which I’m bit a sick of at this point (second movement notwithstanding). And I’ll be returning next week to catch the Harrison piece.
Beren and Luthien Pas de Deux.
Artists and dancers from Butler University have composed and choreographed a Tolkien ballet, The Simaril. (More here.)
Swans and Toddlers.
Gillian gets a very positive review in the NYT for her performance as Odette/Odile (the lead) in Swan Lake over the weekend. No mention is made of the ridiculously bratty kid who was screaming through most of Act II, nor of the overly reactive shushs and gasps of utter disbelief made by most of the ballet cognoscenti at the child’s behavior. Gill and her partner (Jose Carreno) were real troopers through it, though, and it definitely got the crowd even more behind them for the rest of the show.
la soeur mal gardee.
Gill gets props for her premiere in la Fille Mal Gardee last Sunday.
Movin’ on Up.
Many congrats to my little sis, who was promoted to Principal (a.k.a the big time) over at ABT this weekend. Next stop, the world!
Kennedy Ballet Theater?
In related news, ABT weighs the option of officially allying themselves with the Kennedy Center.