Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
Published: 18 Jul 2021 12:19 PM BdST
Updated: 18 Jul 2021 12:19 PM BdST Georgina Pazcoguin at the David H Koch Theater, home to New York City Ballet. Pazcoguin joined the company in 2003. Heather Sten for The New York Times
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“The brave thing,” Georgina Pazcoguin said in an interview, “is going to be walking into the rehearsal studio Aug 3.”
Like many ballet dancers these days (or so it seems), Pazcoguin has written a memoir. Hers is not timid. In “Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina,” this New York City Ballet soloist writes candidly about Peter Martins, the company’s former leader she refers to him as her psychological abuser as well as staff members and dancers, including Amar Ramasar, one of the male principals who lost his job after a photo-sharing scandal in 2018 and was later reinstated.
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Earth, wind, fire and water…all the elements were there in the Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s online debut of “Momentum” from Prince George’s Community College’s tech-savvy performance center. The dancers stomped, the dancers soared, the dancers sizzled, and the dancers flowed as naturally as a stream tumbling downhill. Add to that, the red, white and blue patriotic flourish, and an obvious appreciation of just how glad the dancers were to be on a stage again.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland opens its spring season with a sizzling performance.
Maryland’s premier company, BTM is known for the diversity of its repertoire and the joyousness of its dancing. Last Saturday’s program brought together neoclassical ballets (with a hint of George Balanchine touches, loved the full ensemble leaping and turning and ending in a salute) plus a modern take on tribal rites, and a glimpse of the genius from the young dancers who presented their choreography for the first time.