Richard Pestell, of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, and Nataliia Pestell.īelow: Shobana Sood and Ed Chan. The opening program on Wednesday began with a private performance of Alexei Ratmansky’s “Jeu de Cartes.” The full program, “Russian Suite: Ratmansky & Balanchine” began last night and continues through Sunday.īelow: Ballet dancers Eric Trope, Amy Holihan, Alexandra Hughes and Rachel Jambois tell me that after Sunday, the dancers go right into rehearsals for “The Nutcracker,” which opens on December 10th-after they do a quick tour in Ottawa, Canada the first week of December.īelow: Dr. Below: Alexandeiz Iziliaev, principal dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet, a guest, Arantxa Ochoa, also a principal dancer, and Dasha Yermakova and Richard Pruett, co-chairs for the evening.īelow: Founder Barbara Weisberger with Michael Sheridan, assistant to the artistic director at Pennsylvania Ballet. After watching a performance at the Academy of Music, guests dodged rain drops to attend a reception at the Union League. The Pennsylvania Ballet opened its 48th season with a black-tie affair on Wednesday night.
