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Dance and Arts Writer https://ballettothepeople.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556212700433
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Jul 20
I caught a rehearsal at #BossovBalletTheatre. They’ll be performing at the Collins Center for the Arts at the #UMaine campus in Orono, July 25-26. #vaganova #bossovballettheatre #Maine #womenartists
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Jul 6
Christopher Wheeldon's "The Winter's Tale" at ABT... my review:
#americanballettheatre #summerinnewyork #themet
Shakespeare ‘Problem’ Play gets the Wheeldon Treatment at ABT
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Wed July 2nd, 2025 matinee performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Jun 27
I watched Gillian Murphy's final GISELLE for American Ballet Theatre, and it was beautiful:
#AmericanBalletTheatre #Giselle #GillianMurphy #SummerSeason #TheMet
Legends Live On: Gillian Murphy’s Last Giselle
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Wed June 25, 2025 matinee performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Jun 26
American Ballet Theatre continues its summer season at the Met. Last week, I saw Wayne McGregor's phenomenal 'Woolf Works':
#VirginiaWoolf #AmericanBalletTheatre #WoolfWorks
Returning to Woolf Works: ABT at the Met
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Wed Jun 17, 2025 matinee performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Jun 13
American Ballet Theatre's summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House has begun...

My review of Swan Lake:
#americanballettheatre #SwanLake #SummerinNewYork
Summer in New York: ABT’s Misseldine and Bell in Stellar Swan Lake
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Wednesday, June 11, matinee performance at the Metropolitan Opera House American Ballet
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · May 14
A short, true story from a wild and transformative time in my life, on Substack: #sonomacounty #california #wildwest
Dead Man's Beans
I've been working on a collection of short, true stories from a wild and transformative time in my life. Here's one.
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Mar 18
My review of Twyla Tharp's Diamond Jubilee at New York City Center:
#twylatharp #newyorkcitycenter #womenchoreographers #womenartists #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
By Land and Sea, Tharp’s Jubilee
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Thursday Mar 13th, 2025, performance at New York City Center Twyla Tharp is still makin
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Mar 18
My review of CounterPointe 12- Brooklyn, New York:
#womenartists #womenchoreographers #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
Inventive New Collaborations in CounterPointe 12
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Sunday Mar 9th, 2025, performance at the Mark O'Donnell Theater in Brooklyn Dance maker
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Mar 4
I sat down with Ethan Stiefel to discuss his latest work for American Repertory Ballet, 'Spirit of the Highlands,' which premieres this weekend in New Jersey:
#EthanStiefel #SpiritoftheHighlands #AmericanRepertoryBallet #ballettothepeople
Poetic Justice: Ethan Stiefel’s Spirit of the Highlands
An ornery witch pounded her burled staff, men in kilts brawled, sylphs wafted through the air and a long scarf lay strewn across the floor of the midcentury library that had b
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Mar 3
My review of Peter Martins' SWAN LAKE for New York City Ballet #NYCB #UnityPhelan #ballettothepeople
Unity Saves the Day
Leigh Donlan reviewed the March 1st Saturday matinee of Swan Lake at the Koch Theater Having to stare at length a
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Feb 19
My review of Akram Khan's GIGENIS at the Joyce Theater, New York #akramkhan #joycetheater #ballettothepeople
Akram Khan’s Provocative and Timely GIGENIS
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Sat Feb 15th, 2025, matinee performance at the Joyce Theater in New York British chore
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Feb 12
My review of Alexei Ratmansky's new 'Paquita' for New York City Ballet:
#NewYorkCityBallet #Ratmansky #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins
New Paquita, Mixed Results
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Sun Feb 9th, 2025, performance at the Koch Theater in New York City Alexei Ratmansky premiered an invigorated Paquita for New York City Ballet – a fresh but fragmented tak…
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Feb 6
'Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939' closes February 23 at the National Portrait Gallery in DC. It's an incredible exhibit. My preview below: #NationalPortraitGalleryUSA #WomenArtists #AmericanWomenArtists #ballettothepeople

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Why Women Leave and Other Takeaways from ‘Brilliant Exiles’
Exhibition reviewed by Leigh Donlan on 25 April 2024 Many American women artists escaped to Paris during the early 20th century where they found freedom from the gender, class, race, religious and …
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Feb 3
My review of the exquisite Compagnie Hervé KOUBI at the Joyce Theater, New York #ballettothepeople #JoyceTheater #CompagnieHerveKOUBI
The Mystical Beauty of Compagnie Hervé KOUBI
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Jan 30, 2025, performance at New York’s Joyce Theater Calais-based Compagnie Hervé KOUBI returned to the Joyce Theater last week with Ce Que Le Jour Doit à La Nuit (…
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Jan 27
My review of Ronald K. Brown/ Evidence at the Joyce Theater, New York #ballettothepeople #thejoycetheater #evidencedance
Ronald K. Brown/ EVIDENCE: Being the change for 40 years
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Jan 15, 2025 performance at New York’s Joyce Theater More spiritual highs at New York’s Joyce Theater after Ragamala Dance’s transcendent account of ancient Sanskit …
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Leigh Donlan @leighdonlan.bsky.social · Jan 15
My review of Ragamala Dance Company at the Joyce Theater, New York #ballettothepeople
Ragamala’s Children of Dharma: A Well-timed Tale Told in Dance
Leigh Donlan reviewed the Jan 9th, 2025, performance at the Joyce Theater in New York Twin Cities-based Ragamala Dance Company brought Children of Dharma to the Joyce Theater this week for its New …
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