ABT and Gill‘s City Center season opens to grand reviews: “Gillian Murphy as Hagar, the repressed heroine, knew that a Tudor dancer emotes through movement, not the face, and much of her impact came through sheer muscular power, especially in her space-devouring leaps…The beauty of Ms. Murphy’s performance was in its contrast, between her dazed outcast and a desperate but not hysterical woman whose emotions visibly surge through her body.” Also in dance news, the Globe profiles Ethan Stiefel, my sister’s boyfriend.
Tag: Ballet
ABT Returns.
It’s that time of year again. ABT revs up for its City Center schedule at the end of the month [All dates/Gill’s dates.] Gillian is also featured prominently in the advertising campaign for this fall’s run, as indicated by the pic at right (now gracing brochures and subway stops around the city.) Get your tickets before they sell out!
Poisoning Heaven until the 28th.
I didn’t mention this before, but my sister Gillian and her boyfriend Ethan were spectacular last Saturday evening as the leads in Don Quixote. I’m going back to the Met this evening to catch the two in Swan Lake. If you haven’t yet seen ABT this summer, New Yorkers, you’re running out of time…
Summer of the Swan.
My sister‘s summer season at the Met has now begun, and is running through June 28th. (Go here for tickets.) If you’re looking for an evening’s entertainment in NYC this summer, it’s hard to do better than American Ballet Theatre.
Get your Motor Running.
Tonight at 10pm, Great Performances will air Dance in America: Born to be Wild, which features ABT‘s star male dancers, including my sister‘s boyfriend Ethan. Balletomanes will surely want to check it out.
Ballet mistresses and Web masters.
Over the break, I took over webmaster responsibilities for my ballerina sister’s website from my parents. And after a move over to Cornerhost (whom I can ‘t say enough good things about. It’s a great place to reside.) and a quick redesign, GillianMurphy.com is open for business. If you’re interested in ballet at all, you might want to check it out.
Gotta be the shoes.
Several people have told me that my sister Gill is featured prominently in an off-line New Yorker article about recent advances (and controversies) in ballet shoe technology. I haven’t read it yet, but thought I’d drop a note here anyway.
Poetry in Motion.
Rosalie O’Connor, a former dancer with ABT, now has her own photography site full of striking pictures, including this one of dancers in the wings watching one of Gill‘s performances. Definitely worth a look-see. (Via Listen Missy.)
Elegance on Stage …
Gill‘s ABT run at City Center began this week, with this well-reviewed show on Tuesday. The show Wednesday was also quite good – I even enjoyed Symphony in C, which I’m bit a sick of at this point (second movement notwithstanding). And I’ll be returning next week to catch the Harrison piece.
Beren and Luthien Pas de Deux.
Artists and dancers from Butler University have composed and choreographed a Tolkien ballet, The Simaril. (More here.)