Carla DeFordMar 25, 20209 minA Deep Dive Into Swan LakeBoston Ballet recently cancelled its spring season, including "Swan Lake," which was set to open on May 1. First seen in 2014 ...
Carla DeFordJan 11, 20201 minBoston Ballet The Nutcracker: Of Sugar Plum Fairies and Snow QueensIn the Boston Ballet production of Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, the Snow Queen and Sugar Plum Fairy are clearly ...
Carla DeFordDec 13, 20192 minAHS Winter ConcertYou're cordially invited to the Arlington High School (AHS) Winter Concert ...
Carla DeFordNov 6, 20194 minAll for one and one for all! "The Three Musketeers" comes to AHS If you expect to see a lot of swashbuckling in the Arlington High School production of The Three Musketeers ...
Carla DeFordOct 10, 20191 minA Star-Studded GiselleHaving seen four performances of the recent Boston Ballet production of Giselle ...
Carla DeFordSep 13, 20193 minNo Fireworks? No Problem!Do you miss the fireworks that used to happen on Town Night? For a similar experience ...
Carla DeFordAug 30, 201911 minThe Madness of Giselle: an Exploration On September 19 Boston Ballet opens a new production of "Giselle," a ballet that has not been offered by the company since...
Carla DeFordJun 2, 20191 minRhapsody at Boston Ballet: World Premiere PlusAs its last piece of repertoire this season Boston Ballet offered "Rhapsody," a program consisting of...
Carla DeFordMay 22, 20191 minCinderella: A Story for All SeasonsOn opening night the most memorable performances in Sir Frederick Ashton’s "Cinderella" were given by...
Carla DeFordMay 2, 20193 minAHS Pops Goes to the Movies From the visceral percussion of the opening of "2001: A Space Odyssey" (a.k.a. Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra)...
Carla DeFordMar 30, 20196 min"Me and My Girl" Struts Into TownBrush up your Cockney rhyming slang because “Me and My Girl,” a musical in which British low life and aristocracy collide, is coming to A...
Carla DeFordMar 9, 20191 minIn Conversation with Roddy Doble: Athleticism and ArtistryHailing from Southbury, Connecticut, Roddy Doble joined Boston Ballet in 2013 after ...
Carla DeFordDec 25, 20181 minUrban Nutcracker: Making the Season Bright "The Urban Nutcracker," brainchild of retired ballet star and current dance educator ...
Carla DeFordDec 12, 20183 minAHS Winter Concert: a New World HallelujahIt may be the season of diminishing daylight, but anyone who attends the Arlington High School (AHS) Winter Concert on the evening of...
Carla DeFordNov 30, 20181 minIn Conversation with Viktorina Kapitonova: New Boston Ballet Principal DancerRecently hired Boston Ballet principal dancer Viktorina Kapitonova arrived in town just in time...
Carla DeFordOct 26, 20188 minAHS Alum Bennett Parsons: Expanding the Saxophone RepertoireTo say that Bennett Parsons is a man of varied interests is a bit of an understatement. Having graduated from Arlington High School (AHS)...
Carla DeFordSep 14, 20181 minBoston Ballet: Retrospective and ProspectiveOn September 6 the new Boston Ballet season opened with “Genius at Play,” a three-part...
Carla DeFordSep 5, 20182 minTown Day: AHS Jazz Band and Madrigal Singers "pull off a great show" After only two weeks of rehearsal, and despite the challenge of having to integrate a significant...
