ABT's Spring Met Season
"The Dream" and "Sinfonie Concertante"
reviewed by Leigh Witchel
"The Sleeping Beauty"
reviewed by Mary Cargill
"The Sleeping Beauty"
reviewed by Leigh Witchel
New York City Ballet's Spring Season
"Mozartiana,” “Piano Pieces,” “Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2”
reviewed by Susan Reiter
“In G Major,” “Dances at a Gathering,” “I’m Old Fashioned”
reviewed by Susan Reiter
ARKA
by George Jackson
The 13 dancers on ARKA’s program were familiar from their performances under a different banner, that of the Washington Ballet. All regularly appear with WB’s first company or studio group. Undoubtedly their presence on this bill of 12 shorts was because ARKA’s artistic director, Roudolf Kharatian, is prominent on the faculty of WB’s school and his teaching draws not just students but the professionals too. Certain traits — a gracious modesty, a concentration on style and technical consistency — were brought out in the dancers appearing under Kharatian’s eye. READ MORE