by Gary Smith When Stuttgart Ballet gives a party, it’s a big one. Celebrating Vancouver-born Reid Anderson’s 20 seasons as artistic director involved a week of international guest artists joining stars of Stuttgart Ballet and students of the German company’s affiliated John Cranko School, along with more sparkle dust and cascading balloons than you could
by Gary Smith When Sue Jin Kang walks into the dance studio at Stuttgart Ballet there is a ripple of attention. The younger dancers stretch further, reach harder and find that special place within that allows them to be more than they already are. The more experienced principal stars of the company allow their eyes
by Gary Smith In the Stravinsky three-part program presented by Stuttgart Ballet in April, the dancers looked fluent in all three eccentric choreographic visions, but the sometimes dislocating movement didn’t always serve the music as well as less idiosyncratic productions. That said, Germany’s Marco Goecke was at home finding a dark, driven side of Stravinsky’s score,