Valentine’s Day is a bit like a rose. The rosebud is complicated: sometimes the petals open up and share the rose’s beauty and fragrance while other times they stay tightly shut with no chance of being coaxed open. Then there is the stem with its sharp thorns. Valentine’s Day has the chance to be that perfectly…
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Jump for Joy: Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker Has Begun
Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker opened November 27th with giggles, laughter, exclamations of awe and wonder. The Opera house filled with dreamers of all ages ready to kick off the holiday season with live music, tutus, parties, gowns, sparkles, snow, bunnies, bears, mice and more. Boston Ballet’s talented company and students from the Boston Ballet school is an…
Nutcracker: A different kind of kick-off
There is no one stronger than a ballerina. It’s true that the sugar plum fairy is delicate, but don’t be fooled even Clara puts up a good fight against Fritz for her nutcracker. Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker is just about to kick off at the Opera House on Friday, November 29th Friday, November 27th. If you…
A Third, A Musical Third and a Balletic First: Boston Ballet’s North American Premiere
In music, a third is a beautiful thing. It is a simple little interval that hops from do (c) to mi (e). It comes in majors and minors and we hear them in old nursery rhymes and popular music. In John Neumeier’s The Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler, the choreographer takes things that we take…
Common Threads: Boston Ballet and Artist Janet Echelman Push Boundaries
Brookline artist Janet Echelman has had everyone looking up, through and beyond with her fibre art sculpture, As If It Were Already Here, that hangs above the Rose Kennedy Greenway. While Echelman’s piece still evokes awe and wonder from those who see it in person or in photographs, in a way it does feel as…
Ballet is for Everyone: Boston Ballet Open House
Ballet is one of the greatest misunderstood sports and that is no accident because it is also an art. Whatever the reason your child first steps into a dance studio, the power of ballet for any child, of any age, whether they dream of becoming the ethereal ballerina they’ve seen on stage or they just…
Thrill of Contact: Boston Ballet’s Season Finishes with Agility, Grace and Guffaws
This year, Boston Ballet gave their mixed bill programs titles to highlight a common thread among each of the varied works on the bill. These titles gave you a sense of what to expect, but allowed the programs to span the decades and step in and out of different styles of music, dance, costumes, and choreographic…
You’ve Got A Fremd in Me: Choreographer Jeffrey Cirio Seamlessly Premieres in Thrill of Contact
Thrill of Contact is Boston Ballet‘s season finale at the Boston Opera House and Principal Dancer Jeffrey Cirio’s début on the big bill as a choreographer. Cirio’s fremd is sandwiched between George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude and the program doesn’t miss a beat. t’s a bit like watching someone…
Edge of Vision: Boston Ballet Leaps off the Edge of the Expected
The sweet deep voice of the cello, the feeling of heaviness on your body as night falls and tiredness overcomes you, the joy of celebration, and the sound of an Irish jig, are all familiar to us. It is this common ground of shared experiences that makes this particular program the perfect first step off…
Episodes with Mr. B: Boston Ballet’s Shades of Sound
Boston Ballet’s Shades of Sound, as I mentioned in my previous post, is a three course meal. For me, watching Episodes, was like biting into something familiar but then not quite understanding what it was. Episodes was choreographed by George Balanchine (Mr. B) and premiered in May of 1959 with the New York City Ballet. Episodes is made…
Shades of Sound: Boston Ballet Explores Shape, Light, Sound & Form in Chroma
Ballet companies, just like museum curators, symphonies, opera companies, put together a menu of sorts for their seasons. They offer familiar favorites, seasonal treats, and, like most contemporary chefs, try to give their diners a taste of something new, exciting and different. Shades of Sound is an interesting program. For me, Chroma is the amuse…
Enter to Win a Pair of Tickets to Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a story of battle, fantasy, sugary treats, Christmas gifts, wizardry, snowy scenes, and not only the magic of the holidays but also the magic of childhood. It’s not just for dance lovers, it’s most definitely not just for girls or little dancers to enjoy. Seeing a full snow flurry on stage indoors…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 