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Review: 'Trifles' is a Beautiful Display of Dance as Story

REVUE West Michigan, Fall 2023

“This is the best of Artistic Director Tess Sinke’s choreography—the powerful port de bras, the anguish, nervousness, fear expressed through the arms and chest, all with wonderful musicality connected to the recording of the Jean Sibelius string quartet. Much of the dance is very academic— repetitive penchés in all directions, chaine turns—and extremely well executed by dancers with grace, and terrific expressivity.

“Women are used to worrying over trifles,” the men quip, oblivious to all that has transpired. The men come off as utter buffoons, heightened by their clunky walks and words amid the sheer elegance and nuance of the women dancers. There is nothing subtle about “Trifles” in any of its iterations, and this ballet makes even more clear its themes and symbolism through form—and does so quite beautifully.”

Marin Heinritz for REVUE West Michigan

Spooky Ballet Premieres to Watch Before Halloween

Pointe Magazine, Fall 2023

“The autumn chill finally creeps in this October, along with three chilling new works from American companies. Last year, we saw an increase in Halloween-themed ballets, and the trend continues in 2023 with plenty of scary stories onstage.

Several companies are presenting ballets on theme this fall, such as The Joffrey Ballet’s Frankenstein, Wonderbound’s Wicked Bayou, Deos Contemporary Ballet’s Trifles, Ballet Fantastique’s Nevermore, and several Draculas by companies like Ballet Pensacola, Dayton Ballet, and NWA Ballet Theatre. San Diego–based The Rosin Box Project also returns with its Ghost Light Masquerade, an immersive contemporary ballet experience that embraces theatrical superstitions, and Kansas City Ballet presents the North American premiere of Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde.”

Catja Christensen for Pointe Magazine