By Robert Gottlieb 7/24/06 12:00am

Two MacMillan Marathons: Manon and Romeo and Juliet

A.B.T. decided to give us a double dose of Kenneth MacMillan during the season just ended: a week each of Romeo and Juliet and Manon. But although the two ballets are similar in many ways, there’s a difference in kind. Romeo is a carefully mounted romantic spectacle, tedious at times but relatively stage-worthy. Manon is Read More

By Robert Gottlieb 6/06/05 12:00am

Optimism at Royal Ballet As Company Finds Its Bearings

Ballet companies have their ups and downs, just like the rest of us. In recent years we’ve watched American Ballet Theatre rising, New York City Ballet falling, the Kirov and the Bolshoi struggling to regain their former glory. But no major company has had a more confusing time than London’s Royal Ballet, which has not Read More