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"The Robbins Programme" &
"Dancing for Unicef"
Royal Danish Ballet
November 2011
When "Other Dances" was premiered earlier this month I was not impressed with the choreography and wrote it of as a piece de occasion. What I realise now is that there is real value in the choreography and it can be brought out by the right dancers, in this case the teaming of Thomas Lund and Alexandra LoSardo who reinvented the work before our eyes.
Jerome Robbins:
"The Concert"
"The Cage"
"Other Dances"
"West Side Story Suite"
Royal Danish Ballet
October 29 and 31 2011
Arlene Croce once wrote that Roland Petit was the greatest name in Ballet Entertainment, and then added: He is also the only name in Ballet Entertainment. A great joke but not true. Based on merit, ticket sales and quality levels the title of the greatest name in that category must go to Jerome Robbins. He is also one of the greatest name in ballet. And the only regret I have regarding Nikolaj Hübbe's choice of works for this programme is that the ballet side of Robbins is underrepresented. Maybe to avoid this specific pun, Hübbe has named his programme "Broadway - for one night" but never the less a better combination of works could have made a better case for both the Broadway angle and for Robbins as the master choreographer Hübbe rightly admire and prioritize in the RDB repertoire.