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Carla Escoda

Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.

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Patrick Gamble and Elizabeth Chapa in Company B © Grace Copeland

Bach bookends Company B: Paul Taylor at Jacob’s Pillow

By Carla Escoda, 24 June 2026

Kicking off the ambitious summer dance festival at Jacob’s Pillow in the Berkshire highlands of Massachusetts, Paul Taylor Dance, whose roots at the Pillow date back to 1964, brought three blockbuster pieces.

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Patrick Gamble and Elizabeth Chapa in Company B © Grace Copeland

Bach bookends Company B: Paul Taylor at Jacob’s Pillow

By Carla Escoda

Madeline Squire and Roseanna Leney in Sophie Laplane’s Mary, Queen of Scots © Steven Pisano

Mary, Queen of Scots: a Scottish martyr at New York’s Lincoln Center

By Carla Escoda, 04 June 2026

Centuries after her beheading by her English cousin, Mary Stuart remains a potent symbol of Scottish exceptionalism and historical grievance. Weak production design weighs down Sophie Laplane's imaginative choreography for Scottish Ballet.

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Madeline Squire and Roseanna Leney in Sophie Laplane’s Mary, Queen of Scots © Steven Pisano

Mary, Queen of Scots: a Scottish martyr in New York

By Carla Escoda

Emilie Gerrity and Unity Phelan in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco © Erin Baiano

Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda, 13 May 2026

Concerto Barocco and The Goldberg Variations make an unbeatable, timeless pairing at New York City Ballet.

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Emilie Gerrity and Unity Phelan in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco © Erin Baiano

Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda

Chun Wai Chan and Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries © Erin Baiano

Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet from Wheeldon, Ratmansky, Liang and Lubovitch

By Carla Escoda, 01 May 2026

A longtime NYCB fan favorite, Concerto DSCH by Alexei Ratmansky, meets the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum. But the evening belonged to corps dancer Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries.

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Chun Wai Chan and Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries © Erin Baiano

Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda

GALLIM in Andrea Miller’s BLUSH © Manuela Medina

BLUSH makes new meaning at New York’s 92nd St Y

By Carla Escoda, 30 April 2026

17 years after its premiere, Andrea Miller’s BLUSH, set on her company, GALLIM, returned to entrance and perplex in equal measure at New York’s 92nd St Y.

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GALLIM in Andrea Miller’s BLUSH © Manuela Medina

BLUSH makes new meaning at New York’s 92nd St Y

By Carla Escoda

Jacque Foreman and Caroline Clarke in Savea Kagan’s Glass Ceiling © Steven Pisano

Women take over: Future Dance Festival 2026 at New York's 92nd Street Y

By Carla Escoda, 17 April 2026

Two evenings of live dance and a full program of dance films from young choreographers yielded much to admire and be amused by at the Future Dance Festival 2026.

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Jacque Foreman and Caroline Clarke in Savea Kagan’s Glass Ceiling © Steven Pisano

Women take over: Future Dance Festival at New York's 92nd Street Y

By Carla Escoda

William Okajima in Kyle Abraham's Cassette Vol. 1 © Christopher Duggan

Pop goes postmodern: Kyle Abraham's Cassette Vol. 1 in New York

By Carla Escoda, 16 April 2026

A.I.M by Kyle Abraham with guest artist Taylor Stanley bring a postmodern vibe to an early MTV-era playlist. One of the most bewitching things you're likely to encounter this year.

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William Okajima in Kyle Abraham's Cassette Vol. 1 © Christopher Duggan

Pop goes postmodern: Kyle Abraham's Cassette Vol. 1 in New York

By Carla Escoda

Johnny Gandelsman, John Heginbotham and Jamar Roberts in Johnny Loves Johann © Erin Baiano

Johnny Loves Johann, unevenly at the Joyce Theater

By Carla Escoda, 14 April 2026

Acclaimed violinist and 2024 MacArthur Fellow Johnny Gandelsman invited four choreographers to join him on a marathon through Bach's six cello suites. His musicianship was the highlight of the evening.

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Johnny Gandelsman, John Heginbotham and Jamar Roberts in Johnny Loves Johann © Erin Baiano

Johnny Loves Johann, unevenly at the Joyce Theater

By Carla Escoda

Giana Parlin and Isaac A. Garcia in Antony Tudor's Little Improvisations © Hisae Aihara

Drama/no drama from New York Theatre Ballet at Judson Church

By Carla Escoda, 10 April 2026

Anthony Tudor and Merce Cunningham provided the lighter fare in a mixed bill that featured two world premieres from Kevin Iega Jeff, a veteran of the Chicago dance scene, and Julian Donahue, a newer voice.

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Giana Parlin and Isaac A. Garcia in Antony Tudor's Little Improvisations © Hisae Aihara

Drama/no drama from New York Theatre Ballet at Judson Church

By Carla Escoda

Aaron Choate in Percussion IV by Bob Fosse © Michelle Reid

Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

By Carla Escoda, 31 March 2026

Aszure Barton, Matthew Rushing, Bob Fosse and James Gregg make for an eclectic and mostly intriguing night with Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance at New York's Joyce Theatre.

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Aaron Choate in Percussion IV by Bob Fosse © Michelle Reid

Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

By Carla Escoda

New York Theatre Ballet in Carnival of the Animals © Richard Termine

A Tudor gem and magnificent beasts: New York Theatre Ballet forges on

By Carla Escoda, 28 March 2026

New York Theatre Ballet's long tradition of presenting condensed story ballets with exquisite production values continues despite the challenges of the current environment. Carnival of the Animals is paired with Tudor's Little Improvisations.

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New York Theatre Ballet in Carnival of the Animals © Richard Termine

A Tudor gem and magnificent beasts: New York Theatre Ballet forges on

By Carla Escoda

Mark Morris Dance Group in Moon © Julieta Cervantes

Mark Morris’ luminous, whimsical Moon lands in Brooklyn

By Carla Escoda, 26 March 2026

Commissioned by Washington DC's Kennedy Center in the before-times, Mark Morris' Moon lands more ominously today than it surely did when it was conceived. But it still radiates joy.

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Mark Morris Dance Group in Moon © Julieta Cervantes

Mark Morris’ luminous, whimsical Moon lands in Brooklyn

By Carla Escoda

Ailey II in Chalvar Monteiro’s Berry Dreamin’ © Christopher Duggan

Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at New York's Joyce Theater

By Carla Escoda, 18 March 2026

In their penultimate stop on a US tour, Ailey's second company produced exceptional performances in an Ailey classic and four handsome new works.

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Ailey II in Chalvar Monteiro’s Berry Dreamin’ © Christopher Duggan

Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at the Joyce Theater

By Carla Escoda

Meleat Fredriksson in The Waves by Noé Soulier © Steven Pisano

In New York, immersed in Noé Soulier’s The Waves

By Carla Escoda, 04 March 2026

A hypnotic evening with two percussionists and six dancers in Noé Soulier’s The Waves, inspired by the Virginia Woolf novel.

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Meleat Fredriksson in The Waves by Noé Soulier © Steven Pisano

In New York, immersed in Noé Soulier’s The Waves

By Carla Escoda

David Adrian Freeland Jr and Morgan Lugo in Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo & Juliet Suite © Stephanie Berger

LA Dance Project: a fugitive Romeo & Juliet Suite in New York

By Carla Escoda, 03 March 2026

Benjamin Millepied's Romeo & Juliet Suite for LA Dance Project, to Prokofiev sliced and diced, has arrived in New York. Stunningly staged, with a puzzling shortage of characters.

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David Adrian Freeland Jr and Morgan Lugo in Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo & Juliet Suite © Stephanie Berger

LA Dance Project: a fugitive Romeo & Juliet Suite in New York

By Carla Escoda

David Gabriel in Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering © Erin Baiano

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda, 26 February 2026

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter.

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David Gabriel in Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering © Erin Baiano

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda

Dormeshia, Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta and Michelle Dorrance in Speak © Richard Termine

Speak: four icons of dance in fleet-footed exchange at New York's 92nd St Y

By Carla Escoda, 21 February 2026

Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta, Dormeshia and Michelle Dorrance joined forces with top-notch Indian classical and jazz musicians to deliver an imaginative tour de force of kathak and tap.

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Dormeshia, Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta and Michelle Dorrance in Speak © Richard Termine

Speak: four icons of dance in fleet-footed exchange at 92nd St Y

By Carla Escoda

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Peter Martins’ The Sleeping Beauty © Erin Baiano

Mejia debuts in a sumptuous Sleeping Beauty at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda, 12 February 2026

Roman Mejia and a raft of soloist debuts galvanized Peter Martins' Sleeping Beauty. An elegant production with some incidental messiness and the structural liability of a princess' dependence on a kiss.

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Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Peter Martins’ The Sleeping Beauty © Erin Baiano

Mejia debuts in a sumptuous Sleeping Beauty at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda

Malpaso Dance Company in Martha Graham's Dark Meadow Suite © Steven Pisano

Against all odds, the Cubans have landed in America

By Carla Escoda, 10 February 2026

Global chaos has not deterred Cuba's Malpaso Dance from bringing two world premieres, one home-grown, and a Martha Graham debut to New York City – incredibly, with all-live-music accompaniment.

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Malpaso Dance Company in Martha Graham's Dark Meadow Suite © Steven Pisano

Against all odds, the Cubans have landed in America

By Carla Escoda

Mira Nadon and Chun Wai Chan in Justin Peck's The Wind-Up © Erin Baiano

Irresistible: Justin Peck’s The Wind-Up premieres at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda, 29 January 2026

Never has Justin Peck seemed more compositionally assured, and paradoxically freer, than in his latest ballet, breaking the mold of past work that mostly celebrated the camaraderie of his generation.

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Mira Nadon and Chun Wai Chan in Justin Peck's The Wind-Up © Erin Baiano

Irresistible: Justin Peck’s The Wind-Up premieres at NYCB

By Carla Escoda

Osiel Gouneo and Alban Lendorf in Real Truth by Tiler Peck © Steven Pisano

The marvelous, disarming Sons of Echo at the Joyce: Simkin, Cirio, Gouneo, November and Lendorf

By Carla Escoda, 14 January 2026

A rare opportunity to see five male ballet superstars – notably Alban Lendorf, in great form long after injury sidelined him – in an intimate theater, in work exclusively by women.

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Osiel Gouneo and Alban Lendorf in Real Truth by Tiler Peck © Steven Pisano

The marvelous, disarming Sons of Echo at the Joyce Theater

By Carla Escoda

MOMIX in Moses Pendleton's ALICE © Renato Mangolin

Splendid dancers and magical moments buoy Alice from MOMIX at the Joyce

By Carla Escoda, 16 December 2025

Occupying a unique niche in the dance world, MOMIX brought Alice back to New York’s Joyce Theater. It’s an uneven ride, with many visual thrills and stretches of material too lightly sketched.

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MOMIX in Moses Pendleton's ALICE © Renato Mangolin

Splendid dancers and magical moments buoy Alice from MOMIX

By Carla Escoda

Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater in American Street Dancer © Mark Garvin

American Street Dancer from Rennie Harris arrives in New York

By Carla Escoda, 13 November 2025

Rennie Harris' theatrical works of street dance have toured the globe. In American Street Dancer he focuses on the preservation of three distinct styles closer to home.

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Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater in American Street Dancer © Mark Garvin

American Street Dancer from Rennie Harris arrives in New York

By Carla Escoda

Yuniel Betancourt in Lauren Lovette's stim © Hisae Aihara

The newest: gala night at Paul Taylor Dance in New York

By Carla Escoda, 11 November 2025

A letdown and a triumph at the Paul Taylor Dance gala this week, featuring new works by Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, both resident choreographers, she in her 4th year, he in his 2nd.

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Yuniel Betancourt in Lauren Lovette's stim © Hisae Aihara

The newest: gala night at Paul Taylor Dance in New York

By Carla Escoda

Paul Taylor Dance Company in Speaking in Tongues © Steven Pisano

The extremes: Paul Taylor Dance at the Koch

By Carla Escoda, 09 November 2025

From disturbing to daffy: a searing indictment and a gentle parody, both from Paul Taylor, at Lincoln Center in New York, as his company continues to pack houses in its fall season.

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Paul Taylor Dance Company in Speaking in Tongues © Steven Pisano

The extremes: Paul Taylor Dance at the Koch

By Carla Escoda

Lee Duveneck and Paul Taylor Dance Company in Company B © Ron Thiele

The crowd-pleasers: Paul Taylor Dance on fire in New York

By Carla Escoda, 08 November 2025

Company B and Esplanade bookended a popular mixed bill from Paul Taylor Dance Company in the first week of their ambitious fall season at New York's Lincoln Center.

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Lee Duveneck and Paul Taylor Dance Company in Company B © Ron Thiele

The crowd-pleasers: Paul Taylor Dance on fire in New York

By Carla Escoda

GALLIM in Andrea Miller's MOTHER © Steven Pisano

The essence of wonder: Andrea Miller's MOTHER for GALLIM premieres in New York

By Carla Escoda, 05 November 2025

A trippy compounding of dance, music, costumes and lighting in the world premiere of Andrea Miller's MOTHER.

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GALLIM in Andrea Miller's MOTHER © Steven Pisano

Andrea Miller's MOTHER for GALLIM premieres in New York

By Carla Escoda

Davide Salvadori in Le Grand Bal © Romain Tissot

Dance Dance Revolution? Le Grand Bal from Compagnie DYPTIK in New York

By Carla Escoda, 28 October 2025

Compagnie DYPTIK from Saint-Étienne has returned to New York with an evening-length work inspired by a medieval 'dancing plague' and modern-day lockdowns.

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Davide Salvadori in Le Grand Bal © Romain Tissot

Dance Dance Revolution? Le Grand Bal from Compagnie DYPTIK

By Carla Escoda

Ballet Preljocaj in Gravity © Jean-Claude Carbonne

Ballet Preljocaj preserves Gravity amid setback on US tour

By Carla Escoda, 21 October 2025

Angelin Preljocaj's Gravity triumphed on opening night in New York despite official cock-up.

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Ballet Preljocaj in Gravity © Jean-Claude Carbonne

Ballet Preljocaj preserves Gravity amid setback on US tour

By Carla Escoda

Tiler Peck in William Forsythe's The Barre Project (Blake Works II) © Steven Pisano

Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

By Carla Escoda, 16 October 2025

Much acclaimed in 2022, a mixed bill curated by Tiler Peck returns to New York City Center with new cast members.

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Tiler Peck in William Forsythe's The Barre Project (Blake Works II) © Steven Pisano

Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

By Carla Escoda

Limón Dance Company in José Limón's Chaconne © Steven Pisano

The death of a venture capitalist emperor is a triumph for Limón Dance

By Carla Escoda, 14 October 2025

José Limón's The Emperor Jones is relocated to Wall Street and a visually stunning new work from heralded Mexican choreographer Diego Vega Solorza challenges gender binaries.

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Limón Dance Company in José Limón's Chaconne © Steven Pisano

The death of a venture capitalist emperor is a triumph for Limón Dance

By Carla Escoda

Paris Opera Ballet in Hofesh Shechter's Red Carpet © Steven Pisano

Restless and damp: Paris Opera Ballet in Red Carpet

By Carla Escoda, 09 October 2025

Hofesh Shechter's Red Carpet for Paris Opera Ballet offered brief harrowing elements in an otherwise tiresome evening, though the music, also by Shechter, was tremendous.

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Paris Opera Ballet in Hofesh Shechter's Red Carpet © Steven Pisano

Restless and damp: Paris Opera Ballet in Red Carpet

By Carla Escoda

Tiler Peck and Chun Wai Chan in Jerome Robbins’ The Goldberg Variations © Erin Baiano

Contrasting splendors at New York City Ballet: Robbins and Balanchine

By Carla Escoda, 30 September 2025

A sublime Robbins-Balanchine pairing at New York City Ballet, it was Robbins’ Goldberg Variations that came off best.

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Tiler Peck and Chun Wai Chan in Jerome Robbins’ The Goldberg Variations © Erin Baiano

Contrasting splendors at New York City Ballet: Robbins and Balanchine

By Carla Escoda

Mira Nadon and Chun Wai Chan in Justin Peck's Heatscape © Erin Baiano

Few signs of heat in a mixed bill at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda, 25 September 2025

New York City Ballet offered a few exhilarating moments in a mishmash of a program from the company with arguably the greatest rep in the world.

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Mira Nadon and Chun Wai Chan in Justin Peck's Heatscape © Erin Baiano

Few signs of heat in a mixed bill at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda

Gibney Dance in Lucinda Child's Three Dances (for prepared piano) John Cage © Steven Pisano

The inspired and the prosaic at Fall for Dance at New York City Center

By Carla Escoda, 20 September 2025

A perfect triple bill became a less perfect quadruple bill. Brilliant performances by dancers from Gibney, kNoname Artist, Paris Opera étoiles rarely seen in New York and – a rarity these days – live musicians.

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Gibney Dance in Lucinda Child's Three Dances (for prepared piano) John Cage © Steven Pisano

The inspired and the prosaic at Fall for Dance at New York City Center

By Carla Escoda

Isabella LaFreniere and Chun Wai Chan in George Balanchine's Episodes © Paul Kolnick

Savoring the glories of a timeless all-Balanchine program with NYCB

By Carla Escoda, 17 September 2025

NYCB's triple bill that harks back to the 1950s proves a love letter to an America that never was.

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Isabella LaFreniere and Chun Wai Chan in George Balanchine's Episodes © Paul Kolnick

Savoring the glories of a timeless all-Balanchine program with NYCB

By Carla Escoda

Ma Renjie and Hong Kong Ballet in The Butterfly Lovers © Steven Pisano

The Butterfly Lovers: Hong Kong Ballet makes the old new

By Carla Escoda, 22 August 2025

A ballet about love transcending death – and also about two people who transgress gender and class boundaries. A singular achievement by Hong Kong Ballet arrives in New York.

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Ma Renjie and Hong Kong Ballet in The Butterfly Lovers © Steven Pisano

The Butterfly Lovers: Hong Kong Ballet makes the old new

By Carla Escoda

舞剧《白蛇》中，敖定雯饰演白素贞（白蛇）/妻子，吴虎生饰演许仙/丈夫 © Steven Pisano

上海大剧院原创舞剧《白蛇》惊艳纽约林肯中心

By Carla Escoda, 26 July 2025

“白蛇传”的传说自古以来便在华语世界广为流传，且随着时代风云的变幻而不断演变。在唐代，这个故事讲述的是人与蛇妖的禁忌之恋，却在时光长河中不断被重新诠释。

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舞剧《白蛇》中，敖定雯饰演白素贞（白蛇）/妻子，吴虎生饰演许仙/丈夫 © Steven Pisano

上海大剧院原创舞剧《白蛇》惊艳纽约林肯中心

By Carla Escoda

Dingwen Ao as Lady White (Snake)/Wife and Husheng Wu as Xu Xian/Husband in Lady White Snake © Steven Pisano

Shanghai Grand Theatre: Lady White Snake storms the Koch

By Carla Escoda, 26 July 2025

A contemporary retelling in dance of the ancient Chinese folktale of the White Snake makes its first international stop at New York's Lincoln Center and it's a marvel.

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Dingwen Ao as Lady White (Snake)/Wife and Husheng Wu as Xu Xian/Husband in Lady White Snake © Steven Pisano

Shanghai Grand Theatre: Lady White Snake storms the Koch

By Carla Escoda

Mark Morris Dance Group in his Northwest © Danica Paulos

The dance is not going away party: Mark Morris’ new Northwest

By Carla Escoda, 22 July 2025

Mark Morris Dance Group’s second week at the Joyce Theater in New York unveiled a world premiere in a mixed bill that represented a narrow range of Morris’ dazzling creativity.

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Mark Morris Dance Group in his Northwest © Danica Paulos

The dance is not going away party: Mark Morris’ new Northwest

By Carla Escoda

Devon Louis, Lee Duveneck, Alex Clayton and Austin Kelly in Paul Taylor's Cloven Kingdom © Ben McKeown

Pretty and beastly: Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Joyce Theater

By Carla Escoda, 17 June 2025

An intriguing reconstruction of an early work by Paul Taylor created on Pina Bausch and Dan Wagoner and a classic of barbed satire made a powerful triple bill by PTDC.

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Devon Louis, Lee Duveneck, Alex Clayton and Austin Kelly in Paul Taylor's Cloven Kingdom © Ben McKeown

Pretty and beastly: Paul Taylor Dance Company at the Joyce Theater

By Carla Escoda

Isabella LaFreniere as Helena in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream © Erin Baiano

New York City Ballet: Midsummer comes early, uneven yet thrilling

By Carla Escoda, 27 May 2025

Balanchine's much-loved yet maddeningly disjointed A Midsummer Night's Dream returns to New York City Ballet. Some glorious performances on opening night, some uneven. But the night belonged to the bugs.

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Isabella LaFreniere as Helena in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream © Erin Baiano

New York City Ballet: Midsummer comes early, uneven yet thrilling

By Carla Escoda

Jessica Sgambelluri in Doris Humphrey's Two Ecstatic Themes © Richard Termine

The timeless and the new at Limón Dance

By Carla Escoda, 21 May 2025

Doris Humphrey and José Limón inspired a world premiere from Aszure Barton for the Limón Dance Company at New York City's storied 92nd Street Y.

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Jessica Sgambelluri in Doris Humphrey's Two Ecstatic Themes © Richard Termine

The timeless and the new at Limón Dance

By Carla Escoda

Rafael Adobas Bayog © Olivia Schenker | Courtesy of Classeek

Constantly in motion: Rafael Adobas Bayog

By Carla Escoda, 20 May 2025

The young, award-winning flute player talks about collaborating with dancers, creating collages and new arrangements, and taking inspiration from traditional music of the Philippines.

Rafael Adobas Bayog © Olivia Schenker | Courtesy of Classeek

Constantly in motion: Rafael Adobas Bayog

By Carla Escoda

Indiana Woodward and Taylor Stanley in Kyle Abraham's When We Fell © Erin Baiano

Falling for Kyle Abraham, again, at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda, 16 May 2025

When We Fell, Kyle Abraham’s bracing new piece for NYCB, made a minimalist statement on a maximalist quadruple bill, also notable for stunning ensemble work in Alexei Ratmansky's Odesa.

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Indiana Woodward and Taylor Stanley in Kyle Abraham's When We Fell © Erin Baiano

Falling for Kyle Abraham, again, at New York City Ballet

By Carla Escoda

Mira Nadon and Joseph Gordon in Alexei Ratmansky's Paquita © Erin Baiano

New York City Ballet dancers revel in a double scoop of Robbins

By Carla Escoda, 01 May 2025

Two masterworks by Jerome Robbins, Brandenburg and A Suite of Dances, are joined by Wheeldon's steamy After the Rain and Ratmansky's Paquita challenge.

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Mira Nadon and Joseph Gordon in Alexei Ratmansky's Paquita © Erin Baiano

New York City Ballet dancers revel in a double scoop of Robbins

By Carla Escoda

Savannah Gaillard, Ashley Merker and Spencer Weidie in Lee Serle's Time again © Maria Baranova

Opal Loop, Son of Gone Fishin’ and a world premiere from Trisha Brown Dance

By Carla Escoda, 29 April 2025

Magnificent dancing in Trisha Brown classics from the 1980s and in a new work by her mentee, Lee Serle, transcend less than compelling stagecraft at New York’s Joyce Theater.

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Savannah Gaillard, Ashley Merker and Spencer Weidie in Lee Serle's Time again © Maria Baranova

Two classics and a world premiere from Trisha Brown Dance Company

By Carla Escoda

Giana Parlin, Sarah Stafford, Giulia Faria, Daisy Ye and Kieran McBride in Spanish Dance © Hisae Aihara

Four postmoderns and a newcomer: New York Theatre Ballet at Judson

By Carla Escoda, 25 April 2025

At a time when small dance companies in the United States appear to be perched on a live volcano, the tiny, distinguished New York Theatre Ballet recalls the revolutionary postmoderns.

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Giana Parlin, Sarah Stafford, Giulia Faria, Daisy Ye and Kieran McBride in Spanish Dance © Hisae Aihara

Four postmoderns and a newcomer: New York Theatre Ballet at Judson

By Carla Escoda

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Balanchine's Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux © Erin Baiano

New York City Ballet, interrupted

By Carla Escoda, 22 April 2025

Opening New York City Ballet's spring season, a quadruple bill of major and minor Balanchine eventually proceeded after protestors infiltrated the Koch Theater and created a diversion.

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Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Balanchine's Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux © Erin Baiano

New York City Ballet, interrupted

By Carla Escoda

Tiffany Mangulabnan in Seyong Kim's Moon Reflected in East Sea © Steven Pisano

92NY Future Dance Festival: young choreographers to watch

By Carla Escoda, 11 April 2025

A dozen dances by young choreographers – live and on film – caught my eye at this year's Future Dance Festival at 92NY's Harkness Dance Center in New York City.

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Tiffany Mangulabnan in Seyong Kim's Moon Reflected in East Sea © Steven Pisano

92NY Future Dance Festival: young choreographers to watch

By Carla Escoda