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 …
Month: February 2020
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 …