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Happy Birthday, Pennsylvania Ballet
The Inquirerby Peter Dobrin To ring up the curtain on its 50th-anniversary celebration, Balanchine-centric Pennsylvania Ballet will mount...
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Pennsylvania Ballet, Behind-the-Scenes
Philadelphia Style, December 2012 Barbara Weisberger still speaks fondly of the tree that became known to some as “Barbara’s Folly.” When the...
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It's Last Dance For Pennsylvania Ballet's Arantxa Ochoa
When a great athlete retires from the game, we always hope they go out on a high note. Ballet dancers are no exception; they are as much...
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From Russia, a coup for Pa. Ballet
06/15/2012By Ellen Dunkel The Inquirer October 18, 2011 Alexei Ratmansky's Jeu de Cartes was built on the very specific talents of Bolshoi Ballet royalty, international luminaries such as Natalia Osipova, Svetlana Lunkina, and Maria Alexandrova. The fleet, energetic ballet, set to... More
Another Month, Another Premiere
06/13/2012by Alastair Macaulay The New York Times October 21, 2011 Does a month go by without some kind of premiere by the choreographer Alexei Ratmansky? In April the Bolshoi danced the world premiere of his three-act “Lost Illusions;” in May American Ballet Theater presented the world premiere of “... More
Back to school for Pennsylvania Ballet
06/08/2012By Ellen Dunkel The Inquirer May 07, 2012 ‘Don’t be nervous,” Pennsylvania Ballet artistic director Roy Kaiser told the 23 girls and two boys with their left hands on the barre, wearing solemn expressions and numbers pinned to their neat dance clothes. “Relax and work hard.” The first... More
Thank you for a great season!
06/08/2012We've just closed on another incredible season and have to extend a huge thanks to our beautiful dancers, hardworking staff, generous donors, and loyal patrons! Our season would not have been a success without you.
