I caught the final showing of the New Combinations program over the closing weekend of the New York City Ballet’s...
The first of two programs New York City Ballet brought to the Kennedy Center in March featured five ballets, including...
New York City Ballet’s Here/Now festival proved an epic undertaking. Over the course of four weeks, the company presented 43 ballets created by 22 choreographers, all works made during the past four decades – a celebration of contemporary choreography, unprecedented in its size, depth, scope, and richness.
“THERE ARE NO STORIES TO ANY OF THE DANCES IN ‘DANCES AT A GATHERING,’” the American choreographer Jerome Robbins reportedly...
George Balanchine created “Apollo” 90 years ago. Set to Igor Stravinsky’s score, this ballet—seminal and historic on many levels—signified a...
George Balanchine was a supreme master of choreographic abstraction, yet when he wanted to tell a story he did so with relish and theatrical flair, shaping his narratives with unique dramatic insight and wit. New York City Ballet’s “Balanchine Short Stories”—a triple bill featuring “La Sonnambula,” “Prodigal Son,” and “Firebird”—offered the audience a fascinating journey into the world of Balanchine’s storytelling.
