George Balanchine created “Apollo” 90 years ago. Set to Igor Stravinsky’s score, this ballet—seminal and historic on many levels—signified a...
This fall, NYCB’s bill of newly commissioned works was something of a gamble. Save for Justin Peck, the choreographers were...
Remarkable in its size, range, and variety, New York City Ballet’s Here/Now festival presented ten separate programs. The first three were dedicated to works by Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky, and Justin Peck, one choreographer at a time, in the format usually used for the company’s luminaries, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins.
“I love being in the studio, creating—it’s my happy place,” said Robert Binet, choreographic associate of the National Ballet of...
