Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo in Cheri — photo Joan Marcus
Alessandra Ferri brings Martha Clarke’s Chéri to the Ravenna Festival in two weeks, with the same cast that accompanied her for the piece’s début at The Signature Theatre in New York: ABT’s Herman Cornejo and actress Amy Irving. Although Charles Isherwood for The New York Times said that Clarke’s choreography “sometimes falls into patterns of swooning sameness”, of Ferri and Cornejo he had only praise: “both are expressive dancers who can convey nuances of feeling through subtle gestures, a talent not always cultivated (or required) in classical ballet.”
Chéri was one of the first of several projects that marked Ferri’s return to the stage at 50, after a seven-year absence.… [continue reading]
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