Lincoln Center Festival: Shrew’d

Lincoln Center Festival David H. Koch Theater New York, New York The Bolshoi Ballet July 28, 2017 The Taming of the Shrew Jerry Hochman Th…

Lincoln Center Festival: Jewels, Gems, and a Dazzling Diamond

Lincoln Center Festival David H. Koch Theater New York, New York July 22, 2017, afternoon Jewels - Golden Anniversary Celebration  Emeralds: Par…

The Russian Ballet Collection: Spartacus

Charlotte Kasner Of course the jewel in this precious crown that is the Russian Ballet Collection DVD set is Spartacus, surely the most iconic of al…

The Russian Ballet Collection: <i>Don Quixote</i>

Charlotte Kasner This Bolshoi production of Don Quixote, based on Gorsky's original, is the seed of all modern versions of the ballet. Premiered in …

The Russian Ballet Collection: <i>Giselle</i>

Charlotte Kasner London audiences were privileged to have seen rather a lot of Nina Ananiashivili when she danced with the Royal Ballet, but here sh…

The Russian Ballet Collection: <i>The Nutcracker</i>

Charlotte Kasner I first saw a monochrome picture of Ekaterina Maximova as Masha clutching her oversized, grinning Nutcracker doll as a young child,…

Youth America Grand Prix Gala: Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow

David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY; April 16, 2015 Jerry Hochman This year’s annual Youth America Grand Prix Gala, in front of an audience l…

The Russian Ballet Collection: <i>Swan Lake</i>

Charlotte Kasner This is the most iconic of Russian ballets with one of the most iconic ballerinas of the 20th century. Iconic is an overused wo…

Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute (DVD)

David Mead In May 2013, dancers from Europe’s leading companies came together in Paris to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Rudolf Nureyev’s birth a…