6/29/2023 0 Comments The firebird misty copelandCornejo masterfully sustained tension and contained his energy, thus giving even more force to Copeland’s abandoned, creaturely performance. Ratmansky’s revised storyline and forward-backward movement idiom finally emerged clearly with second cast leads Misty Copeland and Herman Cornejo, a hypnotizing pair. As the Prince with Boylston, Alexandre Hammoudi was regal and somewhat stiff. But Boylston - struggling for the right balance of attack - came off like a curious, Gaga-esque guest. In the first and third cast, neither Firebird transformed beyond human form, though the previously reviewed Natalia Osipova and Isabella Boylston both danced bravely. Performances varied a lot, and backstage tinkerings (the princesses’ wigs came and went) were ongoing. But on opening weekend at the Segerstrom Center, a number of ABT’s world-class dancers mixed poorly with the costumes and struggled with their mechanics. Igor Stravinsky’s sensational “Firebird” ballet demands a vivid design, and Simon Pastukh’s scorched, metallic forest (ignited by Wendell Harrington’s projections), along with Galina Solovyeva’s haute-goth costumes, deliver a strong pop vision to Alexei Ratmansky’s new ballet for American Ballet Theatre. This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
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