Grand Rapids Ballet’s ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Wickedly Seductive

Rock icon Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister of English speed metal band Motörhead famously crooned “the chase is better than the catch” in the band’s 1980 hit song of the same name. For bored French aristocrats The Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s ballet adaptation of Stephen Frears’ 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons for Grand Rapids Ballet, “the chase” became a treacherous game in itself.

By Steve Sucato | Arts Air
Read the story at Arts Air | Published: February 19, 2016

Grand Rapids Ballet at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park

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Grand Rapids Ballet Returns to In-Person Outdoor Performances for its Summer Series

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Behind the Curtain with Isaac Aoki

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Grand Rapids Ballet Announces 2021-22 Season: Moving Forward

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Behind the Curtain with Yuka Oba-Muschiana

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI), Grand Rapids Ballet continues to celebrate our dancers from within AANHPI communities. Company dancer Yuka Oba-Muschiana, who has been with Grand Rapids Ballet…

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Behind the Curtain with Yuko Horisawa

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI), Grand Rapids Ballet celebrates our dancers from within AANHPI communities. Born and raised in Gunma, Japan, Yuko Horisawa joined Grand Rapids Ballet as a company…

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Point of You, World Premiere Work by Artistic Director, James Sofranko in Collective Force

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Learning how to budget on a ballet income—especially during a pandemic

Alexandra Meister-Upleger photo by Ray Nard Imagemaker By Linnea Swarting for Pointe Magazine February 2, 2021 When our Nutcracker performances got canceled at Los Angeles Ballet, I, of course, had to deal with the emotional reaction.…

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Made in Frame: How SALT Productions Saved A Christmas Classic With VFX Magic

By Lisa McNamara for Frame.io While a global pandemic may have changed the way we celebrate the holidays this year, some traditions remain sacrosanct, even essential, to the Christmas season. So when the Grand Rapids Ballet was determined…