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Painterly Expression
REVIEWS | Carrie Seidman

Painterly Expression

The Sarasota Ballet’s return to Jacob’s Pillow for five days of a triple bill that included two little-seen works by Sir Frederick Ashton and a world premiere by Jessica Lang, was charged with anticipation and curiosity.

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From the Belly to the Brain
INTERVIEWS | Lorna Irvine

From the Belly to the Brain

French choreographer Lea Tirabasso makes dense, intricate work which explores existential concerns connected with science, nature and morality. Witty, vivid and visceral, her work pushes beyond simple genres or choreographic language, creating something far richer and more complex. Her most recent piece, “In the Bushes” is part of the Edinburgh Festival this year. Fjord Review caught up with Léa Tirabasso ahead of the Summerhall run.

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Heavenly Bodies
REVIEWS | Steve Sucato

Heavenly Bodies

Washington, D.C.’s 100° June weather wasn’t the only thing generating heat in the city. Chamber Dance Project’s 11th annual D.C. summer season production, “Red Angels,” produced its own scorching intensity as one of this summer’s early triumphs.

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Mikko Nissinen, Dancing into the Future
INTERVIEWS | Victoria Looseleaf

Mikko Nissinen, Dancing into the Future

After a successful dancing career with, among others, Dutch National Ballet, Finnish National Ballet, and finally San Francisco Ballet, where he was a principal dancer for a decade, Mikko Nissinen has proven himself a strategic, forward-looking and beloved artistic director of Boston Ballet.

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