American Ballet Theatre Now: Variety and Virtuosity

American Ballet Theatre Now: Variety and Virtuosity (1998)

For a night of beautiful and amazing dancing by American Ballet Theatre, watch this DVD. You will not be disappointed. Natalia Makarova (former prima ballerina) introduces the evening of dance. It is entitled Variety because classics as well as contemporary pieces are performed and ABT is a diverse company and Virtuosity because as, Artistic Director of ABT, Kevin McKenzie explains the pieces take you anywhere you want to go and there is an element of “suspended belief”. The show opens with the Black Swan Pas de Deux from Swan Lake danced by Susan Jaffe and Jose Manuel Carreno. Next is The Leaves are Fading (an Anthony Tudor ballet) danced by Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner, then Cruel World danced by Julie Kent and Robert Hill. In total there are six pieces performed. My personal favorite is the Grand Pas de Deux from Don Quixote danced by Paloma Herrea and Angel Corella. Bravo ABT!