    | Published: October 24, 2011 Category: reviewBy Rachel Straus NEW YORK — Suzanne Farrell is hailed for her staging of George Balanchine’s ballets. So it was with great anticipation that the Suzanne Farrell Ballet was greeted at the Joyce Theater on Oct. 20 for its six-day, sold-out run. The company, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, began as a series of […] Published: November 2, 2010 Category: historyBy Rachel Straus The rock concert experience, with its mass appeal and raucous atmosphere, is not commonly associated with classical, opera house ballet. But in the 1960s, French choreographer Maurice Béjart (1927–2007) created grand theatrical spectacles that were performed in sports arenas and circus tents and spoke to a younger generation. Over 45 years […] Published: November 1, 2010 Category: historyBy Rachel Straus 1. What aspects made Béjart’s work revolutionary? 2. Name one famous choreographer who he influenced. 3. With Mona Ingelsby’s International Ballet company, Béjart danced the role of _____ in _____ _____ 239 times. 4. True or False: Béjart’s reinterpretation of masterpieces like Stravinsky’s Rite of Springdisregarded the original story lines. 5. […] Published: November 7, 2005 Category: profileBy Rachel Straus A dancer laces a pair of size 11 double-wide pointe shoes around each calf. Making one last check in the mirror for makeup and hair, Ashley Merrill-Lynch moves with the other corps de ballet members to the stage wings. One by one, the dancers step under the blazing lights, each executing […] |
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