Beautiful dancers from Nederlands Dans Theater show us water.
Duly Noted: Stravinsky Pulls the Strings
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
