The Boston Ballet premiered Mikko Nissenen’s reimagined one-act version of “Raymonda” as part of their Winter Experience this February. “Raymonda” stands alongside “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Swan Lake ...
In the opening scene of SF Ballet’s “Raymonda,” a man shoots a woman. Then he steps out from behind his camera. Like a phrase whose double meaning is only revealed when you read it aloud, the initial ...
Stanton Welch’s commitment to keeping classical technique alive at Houston Ballet takes a new turn this week with the premiere of his “Raymonda,” a grand production that promises three hours of ...
The Mariinsky Ballet finally arrived on the East Coast of the United States 118 years after its initial apparition in a revival of “Raymonda,” a classical piece of the Russian ballet repertoire, at ...
Slips and spills plagued New York City Ballet’s “Banquet of Dance” program Tuesday night. While it’s not unusual for a dancer to fall, the evening’s “Raymonda Variations” included four examples of ...
Boston Ballet’s “Spring Experience” opens with a salute to the Spirit of Ballet Past: Marius Petipa’s 1898 “Raymonda” as reimagined by artistic director Mikko Nissinen. After intermission, the Spirit ...
Boston Ballet has an ambitious goal for its upcoming “Winter Experience” Feb. 22-March 3 at the Citizens Bank Opera House. Artistic director Mikko Nissinen likens it to a cinematic double feature, ...
Stanton Welch’s new “Raymonda” is a Fabergé egg of a ballet, gob-smackingly sparkly yet refined, with three hours of non-stop classical dancing as brilliant as the sets, costumes, lighting and music.