Boston Ballet: Next Generation, 2016

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Boston Ballet: Erica Cornejo and Paulo Arrais in an Onegin to Remember

Another look at John Cranko's Onegin Boston Opera House March 5, 2016 Carla DeFord Having seen all four casts of the Boston Ballet prod…

Boston Ballet in John Cranko’s Daringly Athletic “Onegin”

Boston Opera House February 25, 2016 Carla DeFord Based on the verse novel Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, John Cranko’s Onegin is on…

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…