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 […]
Sara Mearns is fabulous as Odette/Odile. She’s an authoritative, fearless Odette and wields her power as Odile. Although there is no fragility in her Odette, vulnerability comes from the gorgeous pliancy of her chest and back. Her Swan Queen, with emphasis on the Queen, was triumphant, worthy of the standing ovations. The orchestra played the […]
For anyone interested in choreography, Serenade is a feast. I think every measure choreographed by Balanchine has something wonderful in it. The ballet is rewarding on every viewing, and it’s a great way to kick off the new fall season. Last night, sitting in the First Ring added to my pleasure because you could see […]
Riverdance Waves Farewell The iconic Irish dance show revisits every city it’s played. After traveling over 600,000 miles (or to the moon and back!), the global phenomenon Riverdance bounds back to New York City to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but also to say good-bye. The show, famous for its long line of […]
New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater, NYC January 5–February 28, 2010 Reviewed by Astrida Woods Sterling Hyltin and Andrew Veyette in Alexey Miroshnickenko’s The Lady with the Little Dog. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB. New York City Ballet sharply departed from its traditional repertory this winter season, presenting no less than […]
If I’d had my wits about me, here is how I would have wrapped up a very moving evening at the Dance Magazine Awards Monday night: I want to thank Janie Taylor, Daniel Ulbricht and the other dancers of NYCB for that breathtaking, haunting performance of Balanchine’s The Unanswered Question in tribute to Allegra […]
New York City Ballet: Bringing Balanchine Back City Lights Home Entertainment. DVD. 80 minutes, $19.95. www.nycballet.com. For anyone who is curious about New York City Ballet or Balanchine’s choreography, this documentary about the company’s historic trip to St. Petersburg in 2003 would make a wonderful gift. First, it shows the reality of touring: […]
Ripe for Recovery Thank you for your cover story on NYCB principal Janie Taylor (July) and her battle with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). For people with ITP and their families, life can be an emotional roller coaster of hospitalizations, blood tests, and treatments that can make them feel worse than the disease itself. ITP has […]
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