American Ballet Theatre featured two substantial performances Friday, danced at a high level: Balanchine’s Symphonie Concertante and Robbins’ Other Dances. Symphonie Concertante is unusual as it was originally choreographed for New York City Ballet’s precursor company and revived by ABT. …
Month: October 2018

Kimin Kim Stars in Song of the Mermaid
K-Arts Dance Company presented the delightful Song of the Mermaid last weekend at City Center with Mariinsky star Kimin Kim as the Prince. The ballet is based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid and was choreographed by Artistic Director Sunhee Kim with …

ABT Fall Season First Week Review: Upgrade from 2017
The repertory for American Ballet Theatre’s fall season at Koch Theater is definitely an upgrade from last year in which the company presented retread works that were either dull or performed numerous times recently. ABT premiered two works by female …

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 …