1. "Eventually": lackluster choreography, forgettable music, pointless story, but well danced.
2. Tudor's "antiwar" piece: dated choreography (but interesting to see the "modern" angularity refined and [more] popularized by Balanchine; the silly "folk" dancing moves of the men were more Russian than German, and distracting more than evocative). Exquisite dancing by the ladies. As always.
3. "Celts": is it becoming a warhorse? However, bombastic and fun, if plodding in places (pas de deux, alas, looked a bit amateurish). NB: if putting a bunch of almost-naked male dancers in mini-kilts, perhaps red velvet should be eschewed.
Overall, very good effort by a good, competent company.
Ellie Caulkins Opera House @
- Denver @
, CO @
- Wed, Mar 24, 2010 @
Favorite moment: Swirl onstage, in several directions, of most of the dancers toward the end of Celts; very nice unison and still-high energy. @