Agon and The Firebird Ballet Austin put the moves on Stravinsky with this double feature Reviewed by Jonelle Seitz, Fri., Oct. 3, 2014 ...

To dance it as well as to watch it, “Agon” is as exacting and beautiful as any 28 minutes of ballet could possibly be. It is considered by many to be the masterwork by the master of 20th ...

Ballet Austin’s productions of “Agon” and “The Firebird” at the Long Center made for an evening of contrasts threaded together with a commonality: Both ballets are set to Igor Stravinsky ...

You can’t go wrong with first-rate works by great choreographers. So it should not come as a surprise that George Balanchine’s “Agon,” Antony Tudor’s “Jardin Aux Lilas” and Léonide ...

One way of approaching Igor Stravinsky's new ballet Agon, in première at the New York City Center last week, is through a kind of game. The game: listening to the score alone (on an ...

Boston Ballet’s outstanding current production, “rEVOLUTION,” lives up to the title. George Balanchine’s “Agon,” to the Igor Stravinsky score, was recognized as a revolutionary ...

At New York City Ballet, Balanchine cast Mitchell, who is black, and Diana Adams, who was not, in the leading roles of “Agon.” He costumed all of the dancers in simple leotards and tights.

Agon’s central duet was danced to dazzling effect by Carlos Acosta and Melissa Hamilton on opening night. The three dancers in the second work, Glen Tetley’s Sphinx, were also excellent, although ...