Critic’s Notebook: Many Giselles, But Only One Osipova

ALASTAIR MACAULAY, NY Times: Dance
Sun, 05/20/2018 - 3:47pm

Natalia Osipova stood out among the dancers interpreting the role this season at the American Ballet Theater, showing how she has grown as an artist.

Topics: dance

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