My Favorite Petipa Sarah Lane

San Francisco, CA is... Courtney Lavine Giselle Fairfax, Virginia “ It’s a beautiful story of forgiveness. I Corps de Ballet Stella love it because it is a dramatic ballet. For Giselle, Act I is dramatic theatrically Abrera Luigi and through her movement, while Act “ The storyline of Swan Lake is so South Pasadena, CA Crispino II is dramatic lyrically and through her dramatic…and I love the drama! The music Principal Dancer facial expressions.” Naples, Italy from the second act is perhaps the most Corps de Ballet beautiful in ballet. I could listen to the pas Photo by Owen Bruce La Bayadère de deux music over and over.” “ I love the depth of the characters. Swan Lake Photo by Rachel Neville The ballet touches on all of the universal “ It’s so grand, romantic and dramatic. themes: love, betrayal, envy, power and You can read how much passion and nobility. The are classical, but love the dancers put through the steps also have some non-traditional classical that Petipa choreographed.” James movement that can be so much fun to Photo by Luigi Bilancio Tyler perform. I love portraying Gamzatti…she Whiteside Maloney is so powerful and menacing!” Fairfeld, CT Photo by Jade Young Wyckof, NJ Principal Dancer Corps de Ballet Giselle Te Sleeping Beauty “ Albrecht is the most involved role for a male principal dancer. I fnd the story “ I like how it’s a real fairy tale, it’s mystical and characters depth-wise to be the Jose and elegant. I love the range of characters Catherine most interesting…there’s such a wide from Carabosse to the Bluebird. This is Sebastian range of emotions and the virtuosic Hurlin also one of few that has everyone steps are so iconic to that ballet. And New York, NY on stage for most of the ballet, so you feel New York, NY who doesn’t love a spooky ghost story!” Corps de Ballet a real sense of community on stage!”

Photo by Hanna Bass Photo by Rosalie O’Connor La Bayadère Don Quixote

“ I like the story and the period it is set “It’s super fun and ferce!”

in. Mostly, I love the music…from the Photo by Jade Young beginning of Nikiya’s frst solo until the end of the ballet…it’s all just so beautiful.”

Photo by Renata Pavan