Justin Peck’s Principia, which debuted Friday before a packed house at Koch Theater as part of New York City Ballet’s New Combinations program, is an uplifting work filled with a sense of community and belonging, in contrast to his defiant …
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NYCB Season Opens With Balanchine Classics
New York City Ballet opened its winter season with all Balanchine classics, with Friday consisting of works to Tschaikovsky and Saturday evening to Stravinsky. Friday presented Serenade with Megan LeCrone/Sara Mearns/Tiler Peck/Jared Angle/Aaron Sanz as leads. The last time I saw …
Thoughts on Joaquin De Luz Final NYCB Performance
Hard to believe that Joaquin De Luz is 42 years of age based on his work in his final New York City Ballet performance Sunday, putting on a show that many dancers 20 years to his junior would envy. After …
Joaquin De Luz Final NYCB Performance
New York City Ballet celebrated the final performance of Joaquin De Luz Sunday afternoon with a great send off. Joaquin had a busy day, performing in three works, Theme and Variations with Tiler Peck, A Suite of Dances, and Todo …
NYCB La Sylphide Review, Oct. 3
New York City Ballet’s La Sylphide is a lush, beautiful work staged by Peter Martins after the choreography of August Bournonville. The NYCB premier was 2015, with striking costumes and sets by Susan Tammany. Leads Wednesday were Ashley Bouder as …
NYCB Friday Review: Run Away from Runaway
Above photo: Tiler Peck, Joseph Gordon, The Exchange. I thought Wayne McGregor’s new AFTERITE performed in American Ballet Theatre’s spring season would easily take the prize for my least favorite ballet of the year. Then I saw Kyle Abraham’s The Runaway …