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Gargouillade Gate: Everything You Need to Know About the American Ballet Theatre and Dutch National Ballet Feud

UPDATED! Gargouillade Gate is a journey of humility, humor, and international camaraderie between ABT's Connor Holloway and DNB's Daniel Montero...

byNadia Vostrikov

December 16, 2022 - Updated on February 2, 2024

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Learn about the characters, plot, music, interesting facts, and upcoming performances of Swan Lake, one of the most famous classical ballets.

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Nederlands Dans Theater Review: A Tepid Return to City Center

This Nederlands Dans Theater review reflects upon how an unbalanced program can dull the works on it rather than find ways to make them shine.

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American Repertory Ballet Elevate Review: Finding Home in a Balanced Triple Bill

This American Repertory Ballet Elevate review reveals how the pieces in this triple bill nestled perfectly into their respective roles: the welcomer, the palate cleansing axis, and the profound closer.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet Review: Drifting Back to Bacchus

Despite One Thousand Pieces being the piece more highly anticipated, it is Bacchus which so perfectly demonstrates the power of artistic cohesion.

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American Ballet Theatre Review of Don Quixote: More Perfect Than Perfect?

June 13, 2022 - Updated on December 12, 2023

An American Ballet Theatre review of Don Quixote highlighting debut performances by Brandt, Cassandra Trenary, and Gabe Stone Shayer.

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Ballet Arizona Review: Examining the Spectrum of Energy

March 6, 2021 - Updated on March 3, 2023

This Ballet Arizona review explores how The Sleeping Beauty conveys the more conservative spirit of tradition while Abrazo is a physical expression of vitality.

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Boston Ballet Review: Capturing the Essence of Giselle

September 30, 2019 - Updated on December 12, 2023

Boston Ballet Review: GiselleSeptember 28, 2019 | Citizens Bank Opera House - Boston, MA, USABoston Ballet's season opener Giselle is not only a theatrical and artistic delight, but a lesson in the values of classical ballet tradition. As much as contemporary ballet...

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San Francisco Ballet: Frankenstein Encore

byBallet Herald News Desk

April 16, 2024

April 26 - May 4, 2025 - San Francisco Ballet: Frankenstein features Liam Scarlett's choreography inspired by Mary Shelley's 19th-century gothic novel.