Reviews
I write dance reviews for Bachtrack.com and The Classical Girl, and my articles on classical music can be found at The Imaginative Conservative and The Classical Girl. More can be found archived at the respective sites
Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2022-23 Season
- Diablo Ballet premieres a delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1th
- SFB concludes its 90th season with a stirring Romeo & Juliet www.bachtrack
- Christopher Wheeldon’s “Cinderella” comes alive in San Francisco wp.me/p3k7ov-1sU
- 10 ballet flicks you’ll love https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1oP
- SF Ballet enchants with a winning Giselle www.bachtrack
- San Francisco Ballet presents next@90 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1rE
- Swans, Art and Pain — an exploration of creativity and strife https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1qN
- SF Ballet’s “Nutcracker” reassures, amid a changing time www.bachtrack
- World Ballet Day 2022! https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1pU
Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2021-22 Season
- A stirring Swan Lake concludes SF Ballet’s season www.bachtrack
- Charm and wit abound in San Francisco Ballet’s Don Quixote www.bachtrack
- The Classical Girl’s very casual “Top 10 classical ballets” list https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1aa
- Presenting Joy Womack: The White Swan https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1iJ
- “Mrs. Robinson” kicks off a memorable season at the SF Ballet https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1lV
- A triumphant Nutcracker: San Francisco Ballet is back! www.bachtrack
- World Ballet Day 2021 – Who and When https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1j4
Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2020-21 Season
- Wooden Dimes entrances in SF Ballet’s Program 3 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1h7
- Diablo Ballet shines in a virtual “Balanchine and Beyond” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1gI
- 10 reasons you’ll love SFB’s “Nutcracker Online” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1fB
- Sibling Rivalry: when your sister’s a ballet dancer too https://wp.me/p3k7ov-XY
- 2020 World Ballet Day is October 29th! https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1e1
Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2019-20 Season
- Escape into SF Ballet’s magical Midsummer Night’s Dream https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1bX
- Philosophy amid movement in SF Ballet’s “Dance Innovations” www.bachtrack
- SF Ballet opens repertory season with Wheeldon’s magical Cinderella www.bachtrack
- San Francisco Ballet bursts into 2020 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1aZ
- Smuin Contemporary Ballet dazzles in Dance Series 1 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-18H
- San Francisco Ballet Celebrates 75 Years of “Nutcracker” www.bachtrack
- Choreographer Alyssa Mitchel presents “In the Classroom” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-184
Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2018-19 Season
- SF Ballet’s “Shostakovich Trilogy” brings a strong close to the season www.bachtrack
- Possokhov & Scarlett bring world premieres to the SFB stage https://wp.me/p3k7ov-137
- Diablo Ballet celebrates 25 years with Once upon a Time https://wp.me/p3k7ov-13i
- The Sleeping Beauty reawakens in San Francisco www.bachtrack.com
- SF Ballet’s Program 2 is a Kaleidoscope of Vibrant Works www.bachtrack
- A festive, spirited Don Quixote opens SF Ballet’s 86th season www.bachtrack
- 10 Don Quixote ballet trivia bits https://wp.me/p3k7ov-rF
- Smuin Opens its 25th Anniversary Season with a Winner https://wp.me/p3k7ov-102
- San Francisco Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Proudly Carries on the Tradition www.bachtrack
Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2017-18 Season
- SFB’s Unbound Festival promises and delivers in Program B www.bachtrack.com
- SFB’s Unbound: an astonishing Festival of New Works https://wp.me/p3k7ov-Vx
- Diablo Ballet is 24 years strong https://wp.me/p3k7ov-Vc
- National Ballet of Canada and “Nijinsky” come to SF http://wp.me/p3k7ov-US
- Winning Works in a “Distinctively SF” Program 3 https://bachtrack.com
- A Dazzling Return of San Francisco Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty https://bachtrack.com
- San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker an Oasis of Delight https://bachtrack.com/review
- “Requiem for a Rose” Ignites Smuin’s Dance Series ’01 http://wp.me/p3k7ov-QA
- Choreographer Marika Brussel is Creating From Shadows http://wp.me/p3k7ov-Pk