Bonn

The only German stop for the Tulsa Ballet from Oklahoma was the Bonn Opera House, where the three-part From Ballet to Broadway thrilled the audience. Founded in 1956, the company cultivates the Russian ballet tradition, but also has modern elements in its repertoire. With Classical Symphony, created by Ukrainian choreographer Yuri Possokhov in 2010 for the San Francisco Ballet, the troupe, led by artistic director Marcello Angelini, demonstrates its virtuosity. Seven couples interpret Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1, better known as the "Classical", in the finest neoclassical style, praised by Leonard Bernstein as a prime example of humor in music. The Tulsa Ballet does the same: the men wear black suits, while the women in rigid tutus articulate the classical vocabulary with astonishing ease, ...