Wayne McGregor’s Outlier for NYCB started slow and stealthy. There was something eerie about the way Craig Hall and Tiler Peck hovered close to each other. They seemed to be moving in some kind of viscous liquid. But it drew you in right away. I was riveted, RIVETED, for the whole ballet. The sense of danger grew—a kind […]
“Architecture of Dance” New York City Ballet • David H. Koch Theater • Lincoln Center, NYC April 29–June 27, 2010 • Reviewed by Wendy Perron When he invited architect Santiago Calatrava, famous for his radical designs of museums and bridges, to collaborate with commissioned choreographers, Peter Martins had intended this festival to emphasize […]
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky brings a love of the old and a passion for the new to exploring ballet’s possibilities. With commissions streaming in, Alexei Ratmansky often juggles projects with several ballet companies at once. His combination of movement invention, rich emotional tone, and whimsical humor has attracted artistic directors all over the world. He’s made […]
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 […]
The School of American Ballet has been the training ground for New York City Ballet since George Balanchine came to this country and set up a school in 1934. This month SAB celebrates its 75th anniversary, and Dance Magazine offers a two-part salute. First we take you through a day in the life of one current student. […]
Seems like everyone is rounding up their personal faves of 2007, so I thought I would throw mine into the fray. This is an entirely subjective list. Everything is in NYC unless otherwise specified. Please tell me your top picks of 2007 (just three please) by emailing me at [email protected] . (Listed alphabetically within […]
At two recent galas, Daniel Ulbricht at NYCB and Matthew Rushing at Ailey took my breath away. In completely different idioms, they both glowed with the mastery of their forms. They made you sit up, they made you keep up, they made you realize the completeness of great dancing. At the NYCB gala November […]
Morphoses, The Wheeldon Company New York City Center Oct 17–21, 2007 Reviewed by Susan Yung Morphoses’ charter season of two programs at City Center offered much to savor: an all-star cast, live music, and a concentration of Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography. And yet the latter became a liability, particularly in Program One, comprising a duet […]
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