By Robert Greskovic American Ballet Theatre’s new two-act production by Alexei Ratmansky of Marius Petipa’s Harlequinade — known at its 1900 premiere in St. Petersburg as Les Millions d’Arlequin, and soon thereafter as Arlekinada — has so far met with a wide range of reactions. Following its world premiere, the New York Times headlined Brian
by Holly Harris Japanese dancer Saeka Shirai and Chinese-born Yue Shi, frequent partners at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, were recently promoted from the corps de ballet to second soloist positions. Shirai, 22, and Shi, 21, have been wowing audiences with their flawless technique and mature artistry, notably having been awarded a silver medal at the
By Sanjoy Roy In the wake of Valentine’s Day, it was not romance but its aftermath that took centre stage in the London dance scene. Not the rosy coupledom that romantics dream of, but marriages of dysfunction, madness, deception, crossed purposes and dissolution — all of them, as it happened, licensed by Shakespeare. Opening on