How many contemporary ballets really put across a love story? Benjamin Millepied’s new Two Hearts for NYCB is not exactly a love story. But there is romance in it, both happy and sad aspects, and it pulls at your heart. That’s partly because of Nico Muhly’s magical music and partly because the two main dancers […]
Tonight’s New York City Ballet spring gala, titled “À La Française,” will include the newly-costumed Symphony in C (which Balanchine made for the Paris Opéra Ballet in 1947) and a new piece from director Peter Martins, set to French composer Marc-André Dalbavie’s score. In the latter, we’re looking forward to debuts from two of the […]
Koch Theater Lincoln Center, NYC January 28, 2012 Christopher Wheeldon’s Les Carillons met and at times surpassed many expectations as the sole world premiere in New York City Ballet’s winter season, on the company’s first all-Wheeldon program. The dance showed Wheeldon’s flair for structural invention, dynamic and emotional range, and musical wit. In the first […]
A new generation of men reigns at New York City Ballet. All five men featured here came through the ranks of the School of American Ballet. In a company built for choreography, they offer vivid individuality while serving the bigger picture. They possess complementary skills, artistry, and temperaments. Too young to have […]
New York City Ballet // Benjamin Millepied’s Plainspoken // David H. Koch Theater, NYC // February 19, 2011 // Reviewed by Joseph Carman Amar Ramasar, Sterling Hyltin, and Tyler Angle in Plainspoken. Photo by Paul Kolnik. Courtesy NYCB. Benjamin Millepied seems to approach choreographing new ballets as if he were solving math problems. How […]
Maybe I’ve been watching too much TV, but I’ve been finding the barrage of commercials annoying. It was such a relief to be sitting at David Koch Theater and just have the time to watch NYCB’s pristine Mozartiana. It wasn’t one of my favorite ballets before, but last night, it struck this wonderful cord with […]
The idea for the Calatrava festival wasn’t fully realized until last night’s premiere, Peter Martins’ own ballet, Mirage (and beautifully so). His concept to emphasize the relationship between architecture and dance just didn’t reach the six other choreographers commissioned for this season’s blowout of new works. Christopher Wheeldon, Benjamin Millepied, and […]
Morgan’s Home in Mobile New York City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan (“On the Rise,” May 2008) returns to her Alabama roots when she goes back to perform with the youth company where her dance dreams started. Morgan will guest with the Mobile Ballet, dancing the role of Aurora in the company’s production of […]
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