Boston Ballet: The Nutcracker

Boston Opera House December 17, 2015 Carla DeFord It’s Nutcracker time again. Boston Common is decked out with lights, and there’s an air of…

Boston Ballet in Neumeier’s Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler

Opera House, Boston, MA October 22, 2015 Carla DeFord Many classical ballets, such as Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty, focus on a spiritual jo…

Making music for dancers: an interview with Alexis Lanz

In 2011, Alexis Lanz was appointed principal clarinetist of the Boston Ballet Orchestra , making him, at 24 years old, the youngest principal in th…

Boston Ballet’s Next Generation steps forward

Boston Ballet School and Boston Ballet II: Next Generation Boston Opera House, Boston, MA; May 6, 2015 Carla DeFord This year’s Boston Balle…

The stars come out in Taipei: 8th International Ballet Star Gala

National Theater, Taipei, Taiwan; April 18, 2015 David Mead Taipei’s annual Ballet Star Gala, organised by Wang Tzer-shing (王澤馨), goes from s…

Boston Ballet’s <i>Shades of Sound</i>

Chroma, Episodes, Black Cake Boston Opera House, Boston, MA; March 28, 2015 Carla DeFord Although Chroma by Wayne McGregor certainly conta…

Val Caniparoli’s “Lady of the Camellias” blooms in Boston

Boston Ballet: Lady of the Camellias Opera House, Boston, MA; February 26 & 28, 2015 Carla DeFord In the course of Val Caniparoli’s “Lad…

Boston Ballet: The Nutcracker

Opera House, Boston, MA; December 28 and 31, 2014 Carla DeFord What a difference three days makes. After attending Mikko Nissinen's “The Nutc…

Boston Ballet: Swan Lake

Opera House, Boston, MA; October 31, 2014 Carla DeFord On Halloween, when most of the world is focused on ghosts, witches, and jack o’lantern…