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Apollinaire Scherr / Foot In Mouth
Pennsylvania Ballet
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New York City Center
November 14-18, 2007
"Matthew Neenan, Pennsylvania Ballet's terrific resident choreographer."
"It probably tells you less about [Matthew] Neenan than about the current state of ballet choreography that his "Carmina Burana"-- to the gorgeous and dense Carl Orff cantata about fickle Fortune-- could cause me such pleasure and relief without actually making a deep impression." Read review...
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Deborah Jowitt / The Village Voice
Pennsylvania Ballet
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New York City Center
November 14-18, 2007
"Runway Project:Carl Orff gets a Matthew Neenan Makeover"
"This must be Matthew Neenan's Carmina Burana. The orchestra...are certainly delivering Carl Orff's ringing, thunderous music, but although press materials tell me that Neenan "envisions a simple, universal, and sensual look for the production," the first-class dancers of the Pennsylvania Ballet are performing the kind of nightmare I imagine Tim Gunn having." Read review...
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Clive Barnes / New York Post
Pennsylvania Ballet
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New York City Center
November 14-18, 2007
"Get Your Fill of Philly"
"Wednesday night started with an attractively danced account of [Balanchine's] 1934 "Serenade"...It had an enchanting freshness, quite different from the sleek eloquence we get nowadays from New York City Ballet - not better, but different, and one perhaps recalling an earlier performing style." Read review...
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Joel Lobenthal / The New York Sun
Pennsylvania Ballet
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New York City Center
November 14-18, 2007
"Back To Basics"
"...[T]he company's week-long return to New York...opened with the first of two programs that hardly convey the breadth of the company's current repertory. The opening night program consisted of just two works: Balanchine's "Serenade," and a new setting of "Carmina Burana" by Matthew Neenan, a former company dancer who is now its resident choreographer." Read review...
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Tom Phillips / Danceviewtimes
Pennsylvania Ballet
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New York City Center
November 14-18, 2007
"Philadelphia Story"
"Pennsylvania Ballet put its best foot forward for opening night of its first New York season in 22 years. With a corps liberally sprinkled with young graduates of the School of American Ballet, it began at the beginning: George Balanchine's "Serenade," his first ballet in America, created for his original SAB students nearly 75 years ago." Read review...
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Tonya Plank / Swan Lake Samba Girl
Pennsylvania Ballet
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New York City Center
November 14-18, 2007
"A Beautiful Balanchine, A Fashionista Ballet, and the Astounding Jermel Johnson!"
"This company strikes me as being very courageous in taking on Balanchine's masterpieces (in addition to "Serenade," they performed "Concerto Barocco" in another program), and in presenting inventive new works. And, two of the most important words I have to say about this company are: Jermel Johnson (pictured above)! Fabulous fabulous extremely versatile dancer, whom I'll get to in a minute!" Read review...
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