New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater April 28–June 21, 2009 Reviewed by Rose Anne Thom Robbins’ The Concert with Sterling Hyltin, aloft. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB. Where else but New York does a ballet company give seven performances straight for eight weeks at a time? And what an opportunity […]
New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater, NYC • January 6–March 1, 2009 • Reviewed by Lisa Rinehart During a winter of dire economic news, New York City Ballet’s season was comfy as a hot-water bottle on an aching tummy. An eyeful of beauty and an earful of glorious music, courtesy of the […]
This spring, New Yorkers are enjoying a three-pronged feast of Robbins at Lincoln Center. First and most accessible is the exhibit at the NY Library for the Performing Arts. Second and most dancy is the New York City Ballet season celebrating Robbins and his ballets—33 of them! Third and most rushed is the exhibit of […]
Yes, Aszure Barton can show you a truckload of impressive reviews. Yes, she has Mikhail Baryshnikov’s blessing. And tackling the Brecht-Weill musical Threepenny Opera, with stars like Alan Cumming and Cyndi Lauper, has landed her street cred on the Great White Way. Plus there’s a list of high-profile commissions that’s longer than any 30-something choreographer […]
SARAWANEE TANATANIT Even in the corps of American Ballet Theatre, Sarawanee Tanatanit stands out for her striking look and daring quality. In past City Center seasons, Tanatanit, 24, has reveled in such repertoire as Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison, where she sparkled in Ann Reinking’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and […]
Aszure All Over Canadian-born Aszure Barton, 30, has been a practicing choreographer for almost her entire life. Yet for many people she seems to have burst onto the American scene out of the blue. And soon there’ll be no ignoring her. This month and next, Barton and her flexibly populated group of dance virtuosi, […]
Paris Opera Ballet Palais Garnier, Paris, France November 10–18, 2006 Review by Karyn Bauer-Prévost Clairemarie Osta and Mathieu Ganio of Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris in Benjamin Millepied’s Amoveo Photo by Anne Deniau, courtesy Paris Opéra Ballet “Ambitious” and “poetic” were words used to describe New York City Ballet’s Benjamin Millepied when he made […]
Hell’s Kitchen Dance Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY June 8-11, 2006 Reviewed by Steve Sucato When Mikhail Baryshnikov’s latest project, Hell’s Kitchen Dance, premiered in Buffalo, it was clear from the outset that it had attracted some of the finest young talent around. Named after the site of Baryshnikov’s new […]
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