Above photo: Veronika Part and Marcelo Gomes, ABT Nutcracker, December 13, 2013. Since Veronika Part’s unfortunate departure from ABT in July (see my thoughts on her final performance along with photos), Veronika’s fans have limited opportunities to see her great talent, …
Dances Patrelle Yorkville Nutcracker
Dances Patrelle presented The Yorkville Nutcracker last week, a unique Nutcracker with a New York City flair. The production follows the familiar classic, but in New York locations such as Gracie Mansion, New York Botanical Gardens, Central Park, and the …
Gelsey Kirkland Academy Holiday Performance
Gelsey Kirkland Ballet generally performs a great Nutcracker this time of year. I enjoyed the work immensely over the past three years, filled with outstanding young talent (see my reviews in 2016, 2015, 2014). However, this year, dancers in the …
Big Apple Circus is Back!
Happy to report that the Big Apple Circus is back at Lincoln Center and better than ever. The 2017 rendition is a thrill a minute, two-hour delight filled with top-notch high-flying trapeze artists, tight rope walkers, jugglers, and acrobats. Big …
Dreary ABT Fall Season Finally Ends
American Ballet Theatre’s Fall season came to an end today, the least successful Fall season I can remember (I think the first ABT Fall season at City Center was in 1998). The season featured several good works (Serenade after Plato’s …
ABT Fall Season 2017: More of the Same
ABT’s Fall Season makes heavy use works that have debuted or revived in the last several years. Works Thursday/Friday/Saturday evening consisted of two performances of Her Notes (debuted last year); two of Seranade after Plato’s Symposium (debuted in the 2016 …