multiact

Later in the season, when the mixed bills that showcased any number of ABT's front-rank dancers gave way to the multiact ballets on which the company's reputation often rests, individual dancers were given extended showcases.

Pina Bausch, Visionary 2009

Mr. Farrell seemed to anticipate the changes in the music industry when he launched ­Lollapalooza as a multiact touring show in 1991.

The Music Festival Grows Up 2009

Houston The multiact story ballet -- nowadays dubiously called a "full-length" one, as if any one-act ballet were incomplete -- is as old as ballet itself.

A Biography in Need of an Editor 2009

Unlike any number of more elaborate multiact stagings nowadays, Balanchine's one-act creation does more than call itself "Swan Lake."

Born of Ambivalence 2009

But the sprint is a compressed epic, a multiact drama that involves the senses and the minds of these human smart bombs.

Four Acts In 10 Seconds 2008

For many leading U.S. firms, the struggle to find new ways to meet the demands of the global marketplace has proved to be a multiact tragedy with no happy ending in sight.

Fit, Failure, and the Hall of Fame Raymond E. Miles 1994

From Classic to Premieres" contrasts with the more familiar multiact story ballets from "Don Quixote" to "The Sleeping Beauty" this year that American Ballet Theater regularly performs in the Metropolitan Opera House here.

Not the Usual ABT Fare Robert Greskovic 2011