"Of Love and Rage"
American Ballet Theatre
Metropolitan Opera House
Lincoln Center
New York, New York
June 22, 2022, matinee
by Mary Cargill
copyright © 2022 by Mary Cargill
"Of Love and Rage", Alexei Ratmansky's newest work for ABT, may never become a second "Romeo and Juliet", able to fill the Met with its name alone, and audiences new to it will always have to study the synopsis with devoted attention. Nevertheless, with the luminous settings and elegant costumes (Jean-Marc Puissant), the robust Khachaturian score, and the many choreographic delights (including lots of male jumping) it should find its audience. I certainly hope so, because Ratmansky has provided a fine vehicle to show off ABT's many newer, younger, and very interesting dancers.
ABT in "Of Love and Rage" photo © Gene Schiavone.