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Omar Rivéra

CARMEN.maquia (Ballet Hispánico)

June 1, 2025

The twisty, but clichéd, choreography was not without its clever and eye-catching moments, but try as he might Ramírez Sansano never fully defined the characters, hindered by the equally colorless setting and costumes.  The only variation on the relentless white of the ever-morphing pile of white bits and pieces that made up the set were several black-gray-white drops which divided the space and punctuated the action.  The painting had clear references to Picasso’s masterpiece, "Guérnica." [more]

Ballet Hispánico: Buscando a Juan

July 18, 2023

There is an elegiac formality to Buscando.  However, other than Juan de Pareja’s name in the title there is little in the choreography that evokes either period or personality.  The choreography is interesting, yes, but were it not for informative program notes available online, Brito might have been a Christ figure with a dusting of Latin finesse and pulse and Sprauve a Mary Magdalene substitute. [more]