If Swan Lake was a Tik Tok it would definitely go viral. Thanks to the pandemic, it has been a while since I have seen Swan Lake and I started to wonder why Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s ballet was considered #iconic. Join Boston Ballet to see Swan Lake from …
We are slowly shedding layers: layers of a life altered due to a worldwide pandemic, layers of clothes as the earth warms up for Spring, layers of stress and anxiety due to the constant unknowns, as we wake up from a two year daze. Boston Ballet’s latest performance helps us …
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world The Beatles The contemporary mixed bill programs are the ones I enjoy the most in Boston Ballet’s season …
I am a regular at the ballet. A night out at the theater is always thought provoking and enjoyable. A stroll through an art museum is refreshingly therapeutic as well. I also enjoy a good hockey game or an evening at the ball park. I’ll take the family for a …
There are as many unique dancers as there are snowflakes, and there may he just as many versions of The Nutcracker. The story is basically the same, with a few additional characters based on which country you see The Nutcracker in and which version is being performed. Some variations focus …
There are some things that I hope never change. The buzz and awe when you step into the Boston Opera House for Boston Ballet‘s The Nutcracker is something I hope never changes. The Opera House halls are all decked out for Christmas as are most of the guests from tiny …
The ballet opens with a performance you can take in with your eyes closed. It ends with a performance that makes you feel like your eyes are closed and your thoughts are dancing before you. Boston is celebrating the centenial of Leonard Bernstein who also happened to be a lifelong …
La Sylphide, by Boston Ballet, is a time travel back into some of ballet’s history. The performance at the Boston Opera House is one of my favourites this year.
I was once a small child waiting in the wings. The heat and glow of the stage lights pressing against my face as I waited for the music’s cue to step out onto the small stage at the University of Waterloo at Carousel Dance with an audience full of eager …
Boston Ballet performs Classic Balanchine in their latest performance. This wonderful collection of some of Balanchine’s work is a great way to see some of ballet’s greatest contemporary works.
