World-class review of ballet and dance.
For the third year in a row, five of New York City's most iconic dance companies—Ballet Hispánico, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem—joined forces for for the BAAND Together Dance Festival, hosted by Lincoln Center. Photographed by Steven Pisano.
In the canon of classical ballet, star-crossed love is an integral theme. With its US debut of “The Butterfly Lovers”—a new full-length work inspired by a Chinese folktale that dates back to the Tang Dynasty—Hong Kong Ballet brings an artfully rendered addition to this tradition
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They begin to move without warning, slowly, as if awakened from some eons-long slumber. A mass of 18 dancers, all dressed in varying bright tones, moves just at the edge of the rising tide in front of a U-shaped crowd sitting against the dunes of Rockaway Beach.
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For nearly 50 years the legendary dance photographer, Paul Kolnik, helped create the visual identity of the New York City Ballet.
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Tushrik Fredericks walks as if in a trance, arms floating forward and pushing back with each step. Fog transforms the air into a tangible element.
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I missed it this year. I was supposed to go on one of the days that the performance was canceled due to the extreme heat. I was so disappointed.