Ana Laguna
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DAVID HALLBERG |
The other day at rehearsal, THE Ana Laguna walked into the ABT studios and watched for about three hours. Ana is Mats Eks wife and ‘muse’ (for lack of a better word). She has danced in many of his ballets and you can see a lot of them on DVD. She also performed at the Fall for Dance Festival last season, dancing a duet with Mats titled ‘Memory’. It brought the house down and was the highlight for me of that festival.
Describing her, a friend of mine put it best… ‘She is that rare artist who is able to focus on her
art at a very high level but yet very aware and sensitive to those around
her. It brings everything to another place….that intensity.’
She is here to dance a pas de deux choreographed by Mats for her and Baryshnikov. It is the Baryshnikov Arts Center’s annual spring gala and I snagged some tickets for the performance. I cannot wait..
Here she is dancing Mats Ek’s Carmen, you will be able to see her around 3 min 45 sec.
