Leigh Donlan
@leighdonlan.bsky.social
Dance and Arts Writer
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A new Petrushka and brilliant collaboration from #BalletX, #PhiladelphiaChamberMusicSociety and #ensemble132:
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BalletX and ensemble132 boldly reimagine <i>Petrushka</i>
Leigh Donlan was at the 8th Jan 2026 performance at the Perelman Theater in Philadelphia
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January 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
A new Petrushka and brilliant collaboration from #BalletX, #PhiladelphiaChamberMusicSociety and #ensemble132:
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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
July 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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
Christopher Wheeldon's "The Winter's Tale" at ABT... my review:
#americanballettheatre #summerinnewyork #themet
#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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July 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Christopher Wheeldon's "The Winter's Tale" at ABT... my review:
#americanballettheatre #summerinnewyork #themet
#americanballettheatre #summerinnewyork #themet
I watched Gillian Murphy's final GISELLE for American Ballet Theatre, and it was beautiful:
#AmericanBalletTheatre #Giselle #GillianMurphy #SummerSeason #TheMet
#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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June 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I watched Gillian Murphy's final GISELLE for American Ballet Theatre, and it was beautiful:
#AmericanBalletTheatre #Giselle #GillianMurphy #SummerSeason #TheMet
#AmericanBalletTheatre #Giselle #GillianMurphy #SummerSeason #TheMet
American Ballet Theatre continues its summer season at the Met. Last week, I saw Wayne McGregor's phenomenal 'Woolf Works':
#VirginiaWoolf #AmericanBalletTheatre #WoolfWorks
#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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June 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
American Ballet Theatre continues its summer season at the Met. Last week, I saw Wayne McGregor's phenomenal 'Woolf Works':
#VirginiaWoolf #AmericanBalletTheatre #WoolfWorks
#VirginiaWoolf #AmericanBalletTheatre #WoolfWorks
American Ballet Theatre's summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House has begun...
My review of Swan Lake:
#americanballettheatre #SwanLake #SummerinNewYork
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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June 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
American Ballet Theatre's summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House has begun...
My review of Swan Lake:
#americanballettheatre #SwanLake #SummerinNewYork
My review of Swan Lake:
#americanballettheatre #SwanLake #SummerinNewYork
My review of Twyla Tharp's Diamond Jubilee at New York City Center:
#twylatharp #newyorkcitycenter #womenchoreographers #womenartists #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
#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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March 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My review of Twyla Tharp's Diamond Jubilee at New York City Center:
#twylatharp #newyorkcitycenter #womenchoreographers #womenartists #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
#twylatharp #newyorkcitycenter #womenchoreographers #womenartists #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
My review of CounterPointe 12- Brooklyn, New York:
#womenartists #womenchoreographers #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
#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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March 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My review of CounterPointe 12- Brooklyn, New York:
#womenartists #womenchoreographers #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
#womenartists #womenchoreographers #womenshistorymonth #ballettothepeople
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
#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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March 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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
#EthanStiefel #SpiritoftheHighlands #AmericanRepertoryBallet #ballettothepeople
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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March 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My review of Peter Martins' SWAN LAKE for New York City Ballet #NYCB #UnityPhelan #ballettothepeople
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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February 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My review of Akram Khan's GIGENIS at the Joyce Theater, New York #akramkhan #joycetheater #ballettothepeople
My review of Alexei Ratmansky's new 'Paquita' for New York City Ballet:
#NewYorkCityBallet #Ratmansky #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins
#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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February 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My review of Alexei Ratmansky's new 'Paquita' for New York City Ballet:
#NewYorkCityBallet #Ratmansky #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins
#NewYorkCityBallet #Ratmansky #Balanchine #JeromeRobbins
'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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February 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
'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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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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February 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
My review of the exquisite Compagnie Hervé KOUBI at the Joyce Theater, New York #ballettothepeople #JoyceTheater #CompagnieHerveKOUBI
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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January 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My review of Ronald K. Brown/ Evidence at the Joyce Theater, New York #ballettothepeople #thejoycetheater #evidencedance
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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January 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
My review of Ragamala Dance Company at the Joyce Theater, New York #ballettothepeople