Pennsylvania Ballet

PA Ballet Makes Itself At Home

Jim Cotter — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:02:00 +0000

Pennsylvania Ballet’s latest production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, will be the first to be prepared and rehearsed in its new $17.5 million, purpose-built home on North Broad Street. As WRTI’s Jim Cotter reports, the company has also revived its ballet school and is celebrating its 50^th anniversary.

A Swan Song For A Prima Ballerina

Jim Cotter — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:05:00 +0000

Jim Cotter speaks with Pennsylvania Ballet Principal dancer Arantxa Ochoa. After 16 years with the company, 11 of those in leading roles, Ochoa will retire from the stage after dancing the title role in Giselle, the ballet’s season-opening production.

Pennsylvania Ballet's N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz

Jim Cotter — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:15:00 +0000

WRTI's Jim Cotter speaks with Pennsylvania Ballet Artistic Director Roy Kaiser about the company’s season-ending production at the Merriam Theater through June 3rd. Information Here.

Pennsylvania Ballet's Contemporary PETER PAN

Susan Lewis — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:07:58 +0000

Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie wrote the now-classic adventure tale of Peter Pan as a play for children in 1904. He transformed it into a novel in 1911.

Pennsylvania Ballet: PETER PAN With a Twist Through May 13th

Susan Lewis — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:54:47 +0000

A fantasy born over a hundred years ago continues to resonate today. As Pennsylvania Ballet stages Peter Pan, set to the music of Sir Edward Elgar, WRTI's Susan Lewis considers the boy who wouldn't grow up and his relevance to our lives today. Information about choreographer Trey McIntyre's Peter Pan at the Academy of Music.

Handel's MESSIAH at the Ballet

Susan Lewis — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:14:22 +0000

Susan Lewis considers George Frideric Handel's iconic 18th-century oratorio and its interpretation in dance as the Pennsylvania Ballet presents choreographer Robert Weiss' MESSIAH, set to the music of Handel. The final performances of MESSIAH, at the Academy of Music, are on March 17th.

Conductor James Gaffigan--Composer Missy Mazzoli--PA Ballet's MESSIAH

Jim Cotter, Susan Lewis and David Patrick Stearns — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:19:00 +0000

Jim Cotter speaks with James Gaffigan. The young American conductor, with a growing reputation at home and abroad, conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra on March 8th, 9th and 10th.

David Patrick Stearns profiles composer Missy Mazzoli. The in-demand Lansdale native has upcoming commissions from major orchestras, and has just premiered her first multimedia chamber opera.

Susan Lewis considers Pennsylvania Ballet's production of the Messiah.

A Look at PA Ballet's SWAN LAKE: The Christopher Wheeldon Production is at the Academy of Music

Susan Lewis — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:18:53 +0000

The success of the movie BLACK SWAN has thrown a Hollywood spotlight on classical ballet. WRTI's Susan Lewis considers Pennsylvania Ballet's current production of SWAN LAKE, its relationship to the original ballet, and its connection to the hit film. The reprisal of the 2004 production has a score by Tchaikovsky.

PA Ballet's Roy Kaiser--Berlin Phil.: Yannick Nezet-Seguin--Portraits at PAFA--Piffaro Preview

Jim Cotter, David Patrick Stearns and Susan Lewis — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:45:00 +0000

As Pennsylvania Ballet opens its 2010/2011season on October 21st, Jim Cotter speaks with artistic director Roy Kaiser.

The Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Designate Yannick Nezet-Seguin makes his Berlin Philharmonic debut this week. The Philadelphia Inquirer's David Patrick Stearns reports from the German capital.

Susan Lewis considers artists' self portraits and artistic identity, as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts gets set to open an exhibition of artist portraits and self-portraits.

And we look ahead to concerts by the Renaissance band Piffaro, featuring separate music and dance performances.

Chopin and Ballet--Curtis Opera Theatre's Antony and Cleopatra--Philadelphia on Stone

Susan Lewis and David Patrick Stearns and Tom Keels — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:52:00 +0000

Susan Lewis considers why Chopin's music appeals to ballet choreographers, as Pennsylvania Ballet stages a trio of works on March 13 and 14, 2010 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the 19th-century composer's birth.

As part of celebrations of Samuel Barber's centenary, David Patrick Stearns looks ahead to performances of Antony and Cleopatra by the Curtis Opera Theatre.

Tom Keels previews Philadelphia on Stone, a new exhibition at the Library Company of Philadelphia exploring how local lithographers have depicted their city from the 1800 to the present day.