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...Nissinen believes that such neoclassical ballets are the focus of ballet companies today, rather than “academic” or classical ballets such as Giselle and Swan Lake. However, the company doesn’t refrain from performing these standards, because, as Nissinen says, “If we do not perform them, who will...
...Nissinen and his company perform a mix of classical, neoclassical and contemporary works in order to appeal to and simultaneously challenge a broader audience. This season’s slate of performances clearly manifests that goal: neoclassical programs make up the fall, followed by an updated version of The Nutcracker, August Bournonville’s romantic La Sylphide, an all-contemporary program in March, and finally The Sleeping Beauty...
...intricate, highly musical and technically demanding style cannot be hidden. On Tuesday the company performed two excerpts from well-known Balanchine works, and the last commissioned dance for Boston Ballet came from choreographer Peter Martins, often considered to be Balanchine’s successor in the neoclassical style. Nissinen sums up his taste in ballets by stating, “I like pieces that are angular and sharp, especially with music that is not hummable...
Asked to describe the defining aesthetic of Boston Ballet, Nissinen described his company’s work as characterized by integrity, honesty and directness...
...personally allergic to overstatement,” says Nissinen, who prefers “art that is slightly understated and deeper...