In ‘Petrushka,’ BalletX and Ensemble 132 break into a classical concert and burst out in a circus

BalletX and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society opened the world premiere of Amy Hall Garner’s highly colorful, theatrical Petrushka Thursday night at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater.

A new ‘Petrushka’ is bringing shape-shifting human puppets to Philadelphia

For BalletX and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society's latest collab, the Stravinsky classic gets a facelift, complete with a ...
Morning Call PA

Classical: Allentown Symphony, dancers present ‘Petrushka’

Beware of two notorious tricksters lurking in Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown when the Allentown Symphony Orchestra performs there on Saturday and Sunday. One is the playful Petrushka, the star of ...
Houston Public Media

Petrushka: The Unhappiest Puppet Story Ever

Think of Petrushka as a Russian Pinocchio, but without a sweet old puppet maker and a happy Disney ending. In a nutshell, Stravinksy’s ballet, Petrushka was about a puppet who came to life, but who ...
The Baltimore Sun

Two versions of ‘Petrushka’ are startlingly different; Music: Piano aficionados will find that listening to the ‘Great Pianists of the 20th Century’ invites comparisons ...

Pride and avarice are the first and second of the Seven Deadly Sins. For the piano aficionado, therefore, the Philips label’s “Great Pianists of the 20th Century” — now 120 CDs strong and heading fast ...