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Ballet Arizona's June 2010 performance of Balanchine Classics was reviewed by the esteemed Alastair Macaulay of the New York Times. This is the first time Ballet Arizona has been reviewed by the New York Times.
Excerpts:
PHOENIX — Thirty years ago the Danish dancer Ib Andersen joined New York City Ballet, becoming the last new man of importance to work with George Balanchine. Elfin, fleet, witty. Ten years ago he became artistic director of Ballet Arizona.
From Ballet Arizona’s all-Balanchine program this weekend two strong impressions emerged: Mr. Andersen is a Balanchine regisseur-stager of rare acuity, and he has made his company one of the most musically intelligent in the world.
The weekend’s triple bill began with “Divertimento No. 15”, proceeded to the “Prodigal Son”, and ended with “Four Temperaments”. Some of these ballets can disappoint audiences unused to Balanchine, but Mr. Andersen triumphed, with each ballet winning a bigger ovation than the one before. Most of the audience quickly stood to applaud these performances of “Temperaments.” Quite right too: these and Miami City Ballet’s performances in 2008 were the best all-around performances of this great work that I’ve observed since Balanchine’s death.
Two further assets were the performance by the Phoenix Symphony led by the guest conductor Timothy Russell and the lighting by Michael Korsch.
One of the most striking developments in modern ballet is that there is now a trans-American, even transglobal, Balanchine diaspora. Ballet Arizona ranks among the most significant.
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