Critical Acclaim
Critical Acclaim for Ballet West
“Ballet West’s prestige combined with an isolated setting in Salt Lake City makes the company even more compelling.”
-Rebecca Milzoff, THE NEW YORK TIMES
“This is not only a beautifully danced and gorgeously designed production….it’s also historic.”
-Sarah Kaufman, WASHINGTON POST
“The Utah-based company made an immediate impact…they left behind quite an impression.” –THE HUFFINGTON POST
“At the successful opening of the [Kennedy] Center’s ‘Ballet Across America’ sampler of nine regional companies…the women of Salt Lake City’s Ballet West left a distinctly earthy impression. It was a clean, honest production.”
-Sarah Kauffman, WASHINGTON POST
“Utah-based Ballet West was most notable for the way the largest contingent of female dancers made exquisitely stylized movement seem altogether natural. One sequence, an especially gorgeous quintet of interweaving ballerinas, clearly captured the imagination of the audience and triggered spontaneous applause.”
-Hedy Weiss, CHICAGO SUN TIMES
“Ballet West is a cultural ambassador for the state of Utah.”
-Whitney Buttars, DESERET NEWS