Since 1993, when it bought its current production from the Royal Ballet, Boston Ballet has staged “Sleeping Beauty” every four years or so. Thursday’s opening night suggested that every four years is scarcely often enough.
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Boston Ballet revisits Yakobson gems and previews new work for spring
By Jeffrey Gantz Globe Correspondent,Updated January 21, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
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Corina Gill and Isaac Akiba in Leonid Yakobson s Rodin. Rachel Neville Photography; courtesy of Boston Ballet
The third virtual program in Boston Balletâs 2020â21 subscription season, âLook Back, Focus Forward,â mostly looks back to the companyâs performances of Soviet choreographer Leonid Yakobson. In the program introduction, Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen calls Yakobson a âmonumental choreographerâ who âtransformed the art form,â and though Boston Ballet last presented Yakobsonâs work in 2019, itâs still a treat to watch these pieces again. The hourlong program is rounded out with Nissinenâs reflections on touring and then a quick preview of a new work, âZoom In,â by former Nederlands Dans Theater dancer Ken Ossola that Boston Ballet