Above photo; Marcelo Gomes, Cory Stearns, Herman Cornejo, Fancy Free, October 25, 2014. There is much going on in the New York City ballet scene this fall with interesting works from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and a …
Category: NYCB
Thoughts on Peter Martins Retirement from NYCB
Above photo: Peter Martins and Robert Fairchild, October 15, 2017, Fairchild’s Final NYCB performance. On February 15, The New York Times reported that the two-month investigation into the conduct of former New York City Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins …
Delightful Stravinsky & Balanchine Program Closes NYCB Season
New York City Ballet closed its Winter season with a wonderful program of Stravinsky & Balanchine classics. Giving the classics new life Saturday evening were debut performances from Anthony Huxley, Likolani Brown, and Mimi Staker in Le Baiser de la …
NYCB Romeo + Juliet Falls Short
With all of the great rep that New York City Ballet offers, it is unfortunate that the company is going all in this Winter season with Peter Martins’ Romeo+Juliet; of the 43 performances this season, 12 will be of this …
Classics Return to NYCB: Feb. 3, 7 Reviews
After two programs featuring new works, it was great to see New York City Ballet classics Saturday, February 3, and last Wednesday. The Wednesday bill was Classic NYCB featuring Balanchine’s Square Dance and Jerome Robbins’ The Four Seasons. Square Dance debuted in 1957 with …
NYCB New Combinations: Walker Debut, Ratmansky Classic
Peter Walker’s dance odyssey, which debuted Thursday as part of the New York City Ballet New Combinations program, is a conventional contemporary work. While breaking little new ground, it is an interesting piece with a few novel twists. Peter is …