Tag George Balanchine

Paris Opera Junior Ballet Review 3*

Paris Opera Junior Ballet joined the Next Generation Festival at the Linbury Theatre with a challenging quadruple bill What a difference 90 minutes makes.   For Paris Opera Junior Ballet it was the difference between a hesitant, seemingly uncomfortable group…

Dance Reflections, Tanowitz and Balanchine

Dances new and old by Pam Tanowitz and Balanchine elevated week 3 of Dance Reflections to new heights A premiere from the New York choreographer Pam Tanowitz and a cross-section of work by George Balanchine, the third giant of 20th…

Companhia Nacional de Bailado, Triple Bill Review 4*

The dancers of Portugal’s Companhia National de Bailado give their all in the varied, demanding triple bill Forsythe/McNicol/Balanchine  The works featured in the Forsythe/McNicol/Balanchine triple bill have much in common: all display the choreographers’ meticulous responses to their music, with…