Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra Los Angeles Music Center Oct. 8-11, 2015 musiccenter.org/Cinderella No pumpkin, no fairy godmother, no big dress, no vengeful besting on the dance floor, no heraldic marriage ceremony. If a lacey, pale-blue firehose of royal transformation is not the essence of the Cinderella story, then what is? Opening Los … [Read more...]
The Mariinsky’s Full-Force “Raymonda” Debuts in U.S.
Continuing its run of historic ballet firsts, the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa, CA opened its 30th season on Thursday night with the U.S. premiere of the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra’s production of the rare three-act classical ballet “Raymonda” (1898), one of Marius Petipa’s final works, and arguably the most sublime unveiling yet. Unlike … [Read more...]