by Leigh Witchel If you wish life, and ballet, were simpler, you’d be forgiven for wishing that “Romeo and Juliet” … More
Tag: American Ballet Theatre
Gender Blender
by Leigh Witchel American Ballet Theatre presented two new works along with a company standard, but the most interesting questions … More
A Whole Siegfried
by Leigh Witchel Kevin McKenzie’s staging of “Swan Lake” for American Ballet Theatre is now old enough to drink. And … More
The Sweet Smell of Excess
by Leigh Witchel Restraint is the enemy of “Don Quixote.” Good taste matters in so much of ballet, but here … More
Journey to Life
by Leigh Witchel Kevin McKenzie welcomed us back to American Ballet Theatre for the first time in two years with … More
Ghosts and Spirits
by Leigh Witchel American Ballet Theatre’s triple bill commemorated the living and the dead. The performance was prefaced by a … More
Point of View
by Leigh Witchel Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of “The Sleeping Beauty” just keeps getting more lustrous. First done in 2015, he’s … More
New Hero, New Villain
by Leigh Witchel A new Siegfried and a new von Rothbart both made their debut in American Ballet Theatre’s “Swan … More
A Good Goodbye
by Leigh Witchel It wasn’t clear whether there was more emotion on stage or in the seats as Roberto Bolle … More
The Opposite of Abandon
by Leigh Witchel It’s nice that someone is trying to keep ballet from becoming the #whome? art form. American Ballet … More