Above photo: Alexei Ratmansky New York Premier of Sleeping Beauty, May 29, 2015 Life has changed dramatically in the past several weeks, with carefree thoughts of spring ballet seasons fading quickly due to COVID-19 concerns. American Ballet Theatre sent out …
NYCB Premier: Peck’s Rotunda
Justin Peck’s Rotunda has similar themes in his Principia and Rodeo with a great community feel as dancers flow from one combination to another. Although the work, which New York City Ballet premiered Wednesday, does not break any new ground …
NYCB Swan Lake Final Thoughts
New York City Ballet’s Swan Lake was largely mixed for the four casts I saw (missing Teresa Reichlen/Peter Walker and Ashley Bouder/Jovani Furlan) with no all-around great performances. Some had segments that were very good offset by parts that were …
NYCB Swan Lake: Lovette/Ball Debut; Tiler Peck Returns
Lauren Lovette and Harrison Ball made their debuts as leads in New York City Ballet’s Swan Lake Friday in a very mixed performance with some high moments and very low lows The Highs: Lauren was effective dramatically, particularly as the …
NYCB Swan Lake: Low Energy on Valentine’s Day
Peter Martins resigned as Ballet Master in Chief from New York City Ballet in 2018, but his full-length productions live on: Swan Lake, Romeo+Juliet, and Sleeping Beauty. I like his more traditional Sleeping Beauty; however, I an undecided on which …
Ballet Academy East Celebrates 40 Years
Above photo: Silas Farley’s In Excelsis. Repertory diversity was the theme at the Ballet Academy East Winter Performance last week at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. Two works by Jenna Lavin ( Les Valseurs and Rondo Grazioso) showed off the students’ …
NYCB Ratmansky Voices: Barely Audible
Alexei Ratmansky’s Voices, which New York City Ballet premiered Thursday, is a dramatic departure from his previous works set primarily to Russian composers. The score for Voices consists of Peter Ablinger’s Voices and Piano, consisting of short recorded voices and …