Texas Ballet Theater announces 2008 Summer Intensive Program (June 10, 2008)
Texas Ballet Theater announces award in Ben Stevenson's honor (May 22, 2008)
Departure Release for John Toohey, Managing Director (April 24, 2008)
Texas Ballet Theater announces new Director of Marketing (April 1, 2008)
Texas Ballet Theater Announces Festeggiamo (March 31, 2008)
Texas Ballet Theater Presents Ben Stevenson's Dracula (March 19)
Jazz Legends Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth
Take the Stage with The Ballet in Jazz Royalty
(Jan 07)
Texas Ballet Theater Presents Ben Stevenson's The Nutcracker (Dec 07)
Texas Ballet Theater Presents Majestic Celebration (Oct 07)
Texas Ballet Theater Presents Ben Stevenson’s Coppélia (Sep 07)
Texas Ballet Theater dancers André Silva and Lonnie Weeks win Silver and Bronze Medals at Shanghai International Ballet Competition (Aug 07)
Texas Ballet Theater Welcomes Back Lone Star Adagio (Aug 07)
Texas Ballet Theater’s 2007-08 Season filled
with dynamic dance, legendary guest stars
and ballet with bite (Feb 07)
Texas Ballet Theater Press Release Archive
“...a ballet with bite—and beauty”
“...a treat visually and musically”
“...Dracula was sensual, a shadowy feast for ears and eyes”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3/30/08
“....one of the greatest scenes of sheer terror”
“...you will have to go see the ballet”
“....biting ballet”
Dallas Morning News, 3/30/08
2006-07 Season
Majestic Ballet Gala
“…a lovely pas de deux…”
“…Comedy came in charming doses in Stevenson’s Harlequinade, danced with delightful insouciance…”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 10/22/06
“A brash world premiere…”
“…a melting pas de deux”
“…full of flash, speed and power”
“The level of dancing continues to rise…”
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Marilyn Bailey, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9/30/06
The Sleeping Beauty
“If you don’t like The Sleeping Beauty, you don’t like ballet.”
“The grandest and most beautiful exemplar of the classical style…”
“Texas Ballet Theater met the challenge at every level…”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 10/22/06
“An elaborate eye-popping epic…”
“…as dazzling to the eyes as to the ears.”
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Marilyn Bailey, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10/22/06
The Nutcracker
“…Texas Ballet Theater not only has a lock on merriment, but a sure touch on graceful dancing as well.”
“A giddy, galloping and swooping Nutcracker…”
“…all the variations…sparkle like faceted jewels.”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 12/2/06
“…Artistic Director Ben Stevenson transformed this holiday story and Tchaikovsky’s music into pure stage magic.”
“…a vision of elegance and refined beauty.”
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Matthew Erikson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12/2/06
Romance to Ragtime
“…a lyrical display of different atmospheres and, in the end, tearful beauty.”
“…a dazzling pas de trois”
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Matthew Erikson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2/17/07
“…dripped with tender love, youthful hope, sorrow and death, beautifully evoked…”
“…One of the most beautifully understated performances ever seen…”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 2/18/07
Mozart at the Majestic
“…rapid-fire choreography…”
“…a riveting duet…”
“In its seamless transitions and mesmerizing storytelling lay the work’s genius…”
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Matthew Erikson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3/31/07
“Ben Stevenson’s haunting Mozart Requiem made one weep, and also, wish to see it again and again.”
“…astonishing in power and poignancy...”
“…brilliant, uniform footwork...”
“…near to perfection.”
“…captured every nuance of the role with expressive undulating arms.”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 4/2/07
Alice in Wonderland
“Stevenson is the consummate master of storybook ballet.”
“marvelous costumes, seamless choreography and smart storytelling.”
“…a splendid showcase for high quality dance”
-Matthew Erikson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4/28/07
“…Texas Ballet Theater charmed young and old…”
“…ebullient dancing and youthful facial expressions.”
“…one fantastic scene after another.”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 4/29/07
Romeo & Juliet
“Passionate and heartbreakingly convincing…”
“Pleasing aesthetics and satisfying emotion peaked.”
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Dana Gavin Frank, The Dallas Morning News, 10/23/05
“…remarkable for precision and emotional power.”
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Wayne Lee Gay, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10/22/05
The Nutcracker
“Comical and bursting with energy, Texas Ballet Theater’s Nutcracker got off to a galloping start…”
“…the valiant Nutcracker (André Silva) soared through space…”
“With growing anticipation, the Waltz of the Flowers brought a bevy of dancers…in forward rushes and sweeps, backs arched and legs barely touching the ground.”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 12/3/05
“(Mr. Stevenson’s) version of the holiday classic ballet…created a colorful dream world…”
“…showing off the blossoming virtuosity of his company.”
“In the grand pas de deux, Julie Gumbinner and Lucas Priolo created a sense of elegance and serenity that burst into a triumphant virtuosity.”
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Wayne Lee Gay, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12/3/05
Stars & Premieres
“…spectacular pas de deux…”
“…thrillingly suited…”
“…a refreshing fit for the dancers, demonstrating that they could move well beyond the strict boundaries of classical ballet…”
“…equal parts chaos and control.”
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Dana Gavin Frank, The Dallas Morning News,2/19/06
“the overall effect was exhilarating.”
“…impressive in every respect.”
“…the company has never looked so full of talent, or so lyrical, athletic, and modern.”
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Marilyn Bailey, Fort Worth Star-Telegram,2/18/06
A Majestic Evening
“Saucy, rambunctious and fun…”
Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 4/28/06
“In a week that had four impressive dance concerts, this was the best.”
“The company is so beautifully trained…”
“…delightful, surprising choreography.”
“…gleeful cascading leaps…nice, elegiac duets…”
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Marilyn Bailey, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4/28/06
Cinderella
“The masterful touch of artistic director Ben Stevenson made Texas Ballet Theater's Cinderella shimmer with delight Friday night”
“…just the right proportions of hilarity, fantasy and beauty.”
“…you can hear the little girls in the audience let out a big sigh.”
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Margaret Putnam, The Dallas Morning News, 5/14/06
“…humor, beauty and dashes of bravura dancing…”
“The company does every aspect of this kind of drama dance very well…”
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Marilyn Bailey, Fort Worth Star-Telegram,5/13/06
Ben Stevenson
“Mr. Stevenson’s capacity for storytelling seemed boundless.”
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Dana Gavin Frank, The Dallas Morning News, 10/23/05
“One of the most significant masters of the story-ballet genre…”
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Wayne Lee Gay, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10/22/05
Photo Credit
Artist: Carolyn Judson. Photo: Ellen Appel.