NPR has a great piece today celebrating the 100th anniversary of Stravinsky’s Petrouchka (one of the world premiere ballets that will open our 2011/2012 season). Here’s a tidbit: in Petrushka, Stravinsky’s next collaboration with Ballets Russes, the young composer begins to uncover his true voice. Writer Jeremy Noble calls it “the ability to express… Read More
Daily Dance Break: Four Elements Week – Air
This week’s Daily Dance Breaks will have a “Four Elements” theme. Our first video represents air… for obvious reasons.
What Does a Reviewer Mean When They Call a Dancer “Musical?”
What does a dance critic mean when they say a performer has excellent “musicality?” The excellent ballet blog “The Ballet Bag” has this definition to offer: The ability to perceive the various layers in the music, melody, harmony and rhythm which is instinctive and personal. Two “musical dancers” might have very different ways of… Read More
Duly Noted: Adolphe Adam… Revolutionary?
Welcome to the first official installment of “Duly Noted,” our new blog feature where we’ll share fun stories and tidbits about the lives of our composers! What’s the connection between the waves of civil unrest sweeping through the Middle East over the past few months, and 19th-century French composer Adolphe Adam, who wrote Giselle? Well,… Read More
Tragic Heroine Throwdown: And the Winner Is . . .
Emma Thompson! The people have spoken, and selected their winner, and the overwhelming choice for ULTIMATE TRAGIC HEROINE is none other than the lovely, brilliant, witty, delightful, we-all-want-to-be-her-best-friend-like-SO-BAD British thespian Emma Thompson. You love her. You love her so much more than you love Lady Macbeth, and you even love her more than you love… Read More
