Daily News | Philadelphia Ballet presents three looks at speed, freedom, and moving forward
Friday night was cold and blustery and both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were in Philadelphia. Between the weather and transportation hassles, it was no surprise there were a good many empty seats in the Perelman Theater when Philadelphia Ballet opened its latest series of new works, which it titled Forward Motion.
But those who faced these challenges were met with a delightful program of three world premieres by Juliano Nunes, Hope Boykin, and Andonis Foniadakis, all in jewel tones and pointe shoes but showing off very different types of work., from Nunes, who is resident choreographer with the company.
Set to piano music by Alexander McKenzie and Sune Martin, it has the dancers all in Mikaela Kelly’s green unitard and green shoes. This is one of the rare ballets that is often lit in shadows but still easy to see the movements and details. Those details are particularly important in the Perelman, a far more intimate theater than the Academy of Music, especially with such clarity in each step as displayed here.One section features an interesting and rare trio of three men , where one dances a role generally danced by a woman who is partnered and supported throughout.was performed by mostly soloists and principal dancers, so it was not surprising to see the precision.
But the work, set also to primarily piano music by Bill Laurance, still looks every bit like Boykin’s vocabulary, with pedestrian movements, by the group, by someone dancing a solo, and even by Javier Rivet performing a leap that looked as if he were running midair.But despite throwing so much at one ballet, hisworked. His dancers came from throughout the ranks, and they moved at such a high speed that it was surprising that all the steps looked fully realized.
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