Alexandra Tomalonis

April 29, 2021
Washington, DC
by Alexandra Tomalonis

When I posted George Jackson's most recent review, I noticed how many pieces he has written for DVT — not to mention its predecessors, Washington DanceView and DanceView. (He also has written regularly for the Washington Post, Dance Magazine, Dance Now, the German magazine  Ballett, and other publications.) 365 reviews – 365!! just for this site! – of ballet, modern dance, ethnic dance, and books as well.

“Giselle”
Bolshoi Ballet
November 21, 22, 2019

It’s not usual to think of lying lovers, betrayal, madness and death as fodder for holiday fare, but Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of “Giselle” has as many surprises pouring out of it as a Christmas Wonderball, so it is the best holiday present imaginable. Ratmansky has consulted, it seems, every word written about and photograph taken of the major productions of this great Romantic ballet, digested them, then walked out of the

“The Little Humpbacked Horse”
The Mariinsky Ballet
The John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

It’s not at all unusual to enjoy great performances from the Mariinsky Ballet, but it’s rare for any company to give us dancing as full of happiness and zest as we saw from that troupe Tuesday night. The company seemed to love dancing Alexei Ratmansky’s endearing “The Little Humpbacked Horse” (created for the Mariinsky in