Joel Lobenthal, writing for The New York Sun, was pleasantly surprised by this version of The Kirov. Here's a snippet of his comments on Uliana Lopatkina, who danced Odette/Odile on November 9:
"Ms. Lopatkina was Odette/Odile on Thursday night, giving one of the best performances of Swan Lake I've seen her dance. As the White Swan she employed few mannerisms — or rather exactly the right ones, employed judiciously. While always strikingly regal and slightly aloof, she was more vulnerable than she has sometimes been, which is all to the good. As the Black Swan, she evinced or simulated an unusual abandon and her fouettés were flawless. Her extensions are now higher, and, as always, her long, long arms are extraordinary, seemingly devoid of sinew or bone, their line perfect to the tips of her fingers."
Read the entire review in The New York Sun: A New and Improved Course for the Kirov.
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