by Gigi | Jun 12, 2025 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The stunning turns of departing Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers Price Suddarth, Cecilia Iliesiu, and Miles Pertl in the 2025 Encore program was indeed bittersweet—a last chance to see their virtuosic dancing on stage, at the same time knowing that each would be... 
by Gigi | May 1, 2025 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, set to Prokofiev’s dramatic score, and staged by Gaby Baars, Bernice Coppieters, Giovanna Lorenzoni, offers stunning performances from dancers and musicians, but also striking scenic (Ernest Pignon-Ernest) and lighting... 
by Gigi | Nov 17, 2024 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
One legacy of Balanchine is evidenced in the major ballet companies headed by former Balanchine dancers. These include: the New York City Ballet with founders Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine, and then Peter Martins, Jonathan Stafford, Wendy Whelan; San... 
by Gigi | Jul 22, 2024 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
July 13 2024 7:30 evening Boosted by the music of Jonathan Dove, Michael Zev Gordon, Ottorino Respighi, Aldemaro Romeo, and William Grant, Amy Hall Garner’s Underneath, there is Light is a thrilling ballet. The well-designed costumes of Marc Happel—the women in airy... 
by Gigi | Jul 19, 2024 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
Featured image: New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Peter Walker in George Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes/Photo credit: Erin Baiano July 13, 2024 2:00 pm matinee Once a several week residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), with as much Balanchine as... 
by Gigi | Jun 12, 2024 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
Justin Peck’s ballet and more at New York City Ballet INTERPLAY Interplay debuted in 1945 and is known as a glorious mix of classical and modern high-stamina dance. In promotional materials, dancer Spartak Hexha says he trained for a month, running the ballet...