2020 was to be David McAllister’s swan song with the Australian Ballet. After an epic 20 years at the helm,... Read More
A bevy of black swans circled our car parked near to the lake’s edge. It was my first encounter with... Read More
One of the “little upgrades” of having been knighted, said renowned director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, was being able to score tickets to “Hamilton.” Read More
The ink is barely dry on year-end top ten lists, yet the first months of the new year bring no... Read More
Of their recent premiere of Liam Scarlett's “Frankenstein,” Isabella Walsh, newly appointed corps de ballet dancer with San Francisco Ballet, notes, “it's kind of a sad ballet, but really interesting. It's like nothing I’ve done before.” Read More
For his 2009 revamp of San Francisco Ballet’s “Swan Lake,” artistic director Helgi Tomasson added a Prologue. The idea was to make this Odette’s story, but if you ask me it’s still all about Siegfried. We may see Odette first, witnessing her capture by Von Rothbart and transformation into an animal, but Siegfried is still the character who has, as the narratologists might say, “agency.” He’s the one who makes the wrong choice and must pay penance; his is the narrative arc. Read More
