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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Stephen Petronio has an odd way of celebrating his 40th anniversary. He and his board have decided this season will be the company’s last. “A lot of our funding sources dried up at the end of pandemic,” he says. “A lot came at us during the pandemic, and when it was over money started going to places that weren’t Stephen Petronio. It got drastic very quickly.” As part of the closure, the organization also sold the Petronio Residency Center, in the Catskill Mountains, that since 2017 has provided rare and essential space for dance artists to create.
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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.
PlusLos Angeles–based dance artist Jay Carlon knew that the proscenium stage couldn’t house his 2024 work, “Wake,” in its fullness. So he moved it elsewhere: to a rave.
PlusChoreography wasn’t on Lia Cirio’s radar when artistic director Mikko Nissinen asked her to participate in Boston Ballet’s ChoreograpHER initiative in 2018.
PlusIngrid Silva’s expression is calm, the side of her mouth upturned a few degrees, as if she’s delighting in the reception of her own joke.
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