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Fjord Review #7

Fjord Review #7

Discover insightful conversations with prominent figures in the dance world, essays on ballet history and performances, reviews of leading ballet companies, and stunning dance photography in our latest issue.

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An Artistic Evolution, in Fragments
INTERVIEWS | Candice Thompson

An Artistic Evolution, in Fragments

Choreography wasn’t on Lia Cirio’s radar when artistic director Mikko Nissinen asked her to participate in Boston Ballet’s ChoreograpHER initiative in 2018. The principal dancer had always thought, “Oh, that's not something for me. I just like being in the room and helping people and being choreographed on.” But her good friend and colleague at the time, Kathleen Breen Combes, gave her a nudge.

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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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The Mahabharata: A Timeless Retelling

The Mahabharata: A Timeless Retelling

Why Not Theatre’s bold, multidisciplinary adaptation of the Mahabharata drew a rapt audience at Lincoln Center’s vibrant summer arts festival “Summer for the City.”

Performance

Why Not Theatre: “Mahabharata”

Place

Lincoln Center, New York, NY, June 24, 2025

Words

Karen Greenspan

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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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Summer Fireworks 

Summer Fireworks 

To celebrate its 85th anniversary, the American Ballet Theatre filled its summer season with exciting debuts.

Performance

American Ballet Theatre: “Giselle” with guest ballerina Olga Smirnova

Place

Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY, June 21, 2025

Words

Faye Arthurs

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Olga Smirnova, Leaps and Bounds
INTERVIEWS | Marina Harss

Olga Smirnova, Leaps and Bounds

Until March 2022, Olga Smirnova was one of the top dancers at the Bolshoi, performing roles in a large swathe of the repertory, everything from Odette in “Swan Lake” to Marguerite Gauthier in John Neumeier’s “Lady of the Camellias” and Bianca in Jean-Christophe Maillot’s “Taming of the Shrew.”

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Welcome to Wonderland
REVIEWS | Kris Kosaka

Welcome to Wonderland

A delightful production, served with verve: the National Ballet of Japan’s recent performance of “Alice in Wonderland” was an unabashed celebration of imagination, deftly showcasing all the wacky wonder of Christopher Wheeldon’s modern ballet classic.

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L.A. Anthem
REVIEWS | Victoria Looseleaf

L.A. Anthem

Casual perfection. Studied grace. Spontaneous elegance. These are but a few of the words that came to mind when this writer observed nine gorgeous dancers from LA Dance Project and four students from the Trudi Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School, cavorting around the courtyard and grounds of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts last Friday in Janie Taylor’s “Anthem.”

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Count Down

Count Down

So, shoe me! Seriously, there have been countless iterations of the ballet “Cinderella,” all pivoting around footwear, whether pointe, glass or golden slippers. Indeed, this particular terpsichorean fairytale can be...

Performance

Los Angeles Ballet: “Cinderella” by Edwaard Liang

Place

Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California, June 12-15, 2025

Words

Victoria Looseleaf

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Team Effort
REVIEWS | Faye Arthurs

Team Effort

This year marked the 60th anniversary of the School of American Ballet’s annual Workshop Performances. The programming was unusually democratic this year.

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Words of Meaning
REVIEWS | Karen Hildebrand

Words of Meaning

The title of Catherine Tharin’s latest production, “In the Wake of Yes,” is a reference to “Molly Bloom’s Soliloquy,” an inner monologue on womanhood and sexuality, from James Joyce’s Ulysses. Tharin matches the tone of this work as she picks up on an exuberant string of “yeses” from that text. Her witty series of dances explores romance and its complications. At the center of the show is a film by Lora Robertson that lifts the dancers out of the tiny East Village stage and transports them (and us) to scenes of contemporary New York City. Tharin, who danced with the...

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Character Act

Character Act

Through its newly opened program, “Other Dances,” Dutch National Ballet kicks off the summer with a slate of lighthearted fare that varies in precise approach but altogether evokes an effervescent...

Performance

Dutch National Ballet: “Other Dances”

Place

National Ballet & Opera, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 12, 2025

Words

Rebecca Deczynski

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