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Johnny Loves Johann, unevenly at the Joyce Theater

Johnny Gandelsman, John Heginbotham and Jamar Roberts in Johnny Loves Johann
© Erin Baiano
Melissa Toogood, John Heginbotham, Jamar Roberts, Johnny Gandelsman and Caili Quan
© Erin Baiano
Johnny Gandelsman, Melissa Toogood, John Heginbotham, Jamar Roberts and Caili Quan
© Erin Baiano
Johnny Gandelsman and Jamar Roberts in Johnny Loves Johann
© Erin Baiano
John Heginbotham and Johnny Gandelsman in Johnny Loves Johann
© Erin Baiano
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“Along the way, distinct dance personalities crystallized and a few entrancing encounters took shape”
Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 14 April 2026
Johnny Loves Johann (John Heginbotham, Caili Quan, Jamar Roberts, Melissa Toogood)
Johnny Gandelsman, Violin
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*****
Foreseeable Future is aimless movement to aimless music at NYCB
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NYCB's Sara Mearns charts her next act?
****1
Martha Graham does Americana
****1
BalletX: Jamar Roberts and Jennifer Archibald top an uneven mixed bill
****1
Illness and injury make for a threadbare program in New York
***11
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