Review: POE / A Tale of Madness by Ballet Austin

by David Glen Robinson
Published on April 01, 2024

Stephen Mills and Ballet Austin, immeasurably gifted, are at the forefront of the modern arts’ proud stride into the future. Change is not coming; it has arrived.

  Such a cliché, visually stunning. But how necessary to convey an overall introduction to Poe / A Tale of Madness by Ballet Austin and Stephen Mills. Yes, visually stunning along with artistically, emotionally, intellectually, and esthetically stunning. Afterward, it was only to sit in the comfortable Dell Hall seat with private thoughts, feelings, and joy, waiting uncaringly for the noisy downtown Austin world to reclaim one’s senses. The ballet was one of the few …

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Review: Maria & the Mouse Deer by Ballet Austin

by David Glen Robinson
Published on October 17, 2022

The music and tales so generously danced in MARIA AND THE MOUSE DEER by Alexa Capareda served Austin Ballet II's goal of bringing new source material to contemporary ballet. The work sets a high standard for others to come.

  Maria and the Mouse Deer by choreographer Alexa Capareda, a Ballet Austin II production, had its world premiere at Austin Ventures Studio Theater on October 15, 2022. The youth ballet is the first outing in the series Fables of the World. The company plans to create new youth ballets every two years and tour them widely. This piece is another entry into the world of nu ballet, a movement that seeks to change in the …

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