Theophile Gautier

BAUDELAIRE'S PASSION Comes to The American Theatre of Actors in September

Baudelaire’s Passion, a New Wave Arts production world premiere written by Henry Keen and directed by Eduard Tolokonnikov, with choreography by Eryc Taylor and an original score by Nate Sasson, is performed in Russian with English supertitles. It features an international cast and team from Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Siberia, Armenia, and the US, who have participated in prestigious productions worldwide.

Theater Basel to Present GISELLE

Giselle gilt als der Inbegriff des romantischen Balletts. Es wurde 1841 in Paris uraufgeführt und erzählt die Geschichte eines Bauernmädchens, das sich in einen Herzog verliebt. Pontus Lidberg transportiert die Geschichte ins Heute. Seine Giselle ist eine Migrantin, die der reiche Albrecht am Ende fallen lässt. Sie erscheint ihm daraufhin im Traum.

BWW Review: ABT's Staging of GISELLE Offers Superb Dancing but Misses the Mark During the Iconic Mad Scene

Kevin McKenzie, the Artistic Director of American Ballet Theater since 1991, has created an admirably faithful staging of the company's 1987 production of Giselle to the music of Adolf Adam. A veteran himself of the leading role of Albrecht, McKenzie has kept the beloved classic alive for today's audiences with all of the requisite charm and dance mime in Act ! and plenty of eerily dramatic tension in Act II.

BWW Review: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE Is as Versatile as Ever in a Mixed Bill

According to a 1998 review of ABT by Jack Anderson in The New York Times, publicists for the company in the early days used to call the troupe 'a museum of the dance.' Anderson commented that this is a good phrase to describe the company 'provided one realizes that great museums can encourage new art as well as preserve old'. I heartily concur. As I've mentioned before, I always remind my ballet students that we can hang a Rembrandt or a Picasso on a museum wall for posterity, but each generation of dancers must be capable performing both the old and the new if we are to keep our history alive. Fortunately, true to ABT's founding mission 'to develop a repertoire of the best ballets from the past and to encourage the creation of new works by gifted young choreographers,' this national treasure continues to present accurate historical reconstructions as well as new works by today's choreographers.

Northrop Welcomes American Ballet Theatre's GISELLE This Weekend

Northrop at the University of Minnesota reopens today, April 4, 8:00 pm with its Northrop Inside Out Grand Reopening Gala. The opening night gala features American Ballet Theatre, America's National Ballet Company performing the classic romantic ballet Giselle with live orchestra, a post-performance dessert and champagne reception, and Northrop Inside Out After Dark dance party featuring a live DJ and special performances.

Northrop Announces Casting for American Ballet Theatre's GISELLE, 4/4-6

Northrop at the University of Minnesota reopens on April 4, 8:00 pm with its Northrop Inside Out Grand Reopening Gala. The opening night gala features American Ballet Theatre, America's National Ballet Company performing the classic romantic ballet Giselle with live orchestra, a post-performance dessert and champagne reception, and Northrop Inside Out After Dark dance party featuring a live DJ and special performances.

Harris Theater Presents 2011-2012 Season, Begins With HEAR THE MUSIC

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance today announced its full Harris Theater Presents 2011-2012 season, offering Chicago audiences a ground-breaking collection of innovative, culturally diverse programming by the world's finest musicians and dance companies, as well as Harris' signature collaborations with Chicago's leading dance and music institutions.

Harris Announces Paris Opera Ballet

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance is honored to present the first ever Chicago appearances of the Paris Opera Ballet, considered "one of the world's greatest companies" (Ballet News UK).

Reconnoiter Closes Aw Keats Keats Motherf#@kr, 9/4

In 1821, the Romantic poet John Keats died at the age of 25 in Rome. In 2000, the conceptual artist Jonathon Keats made his debut in San Francisco. Split into two parts, Aw Keats, Keats Motherf**ker! imagines John's fever dreams and Jonathon's thoughts.

Reconnoiter Presents Aw Keats Keats Motherf#@kr, 9/2-9/4

In 1821, the Romantic poet John Keats died at the age of 25 in Rome. In 2000, the conceptual artist Jonathon Keats made his debut in San Francisco. Split into two parts, Aw Keats, Keats Motherf**ker! imagines John's fever dreams and Jonathon's thoughts.