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Wheeldon transcendent in a joyful triple bill at NYCB

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in George Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux © Erin Baiano
A winning mixed bill at New York City Ballet, featuring three stylistically and conceptually very different works, yielded many gems. 
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A Midsummer's Night Dream never goes out of season

Joseph Gordon as Oberon in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream © Erin Baiano
New York City Ballet dancing Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the happiest way to end a long season.
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New York City Ballet: Balanchine's Americana

Emily Kikta and New York City Ballet in George Balanchine's Western Symphony © Erin Baiano
An evening of George Balanchine’s joyous, kitschy send-ups, with clever parodies of Petipa ballets.
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NYCB Balanchine and Robbins: a star is born

Domenika Afanasenkov and Christopher Grant in Jerome Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun © Erin Baiano
In a first rate performance and just as balletomanes say goodbye to Harrison Ball, we say hello to the young talent, Domenika Afanasenkov. The cycle continues.
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Veteran ballerinas show their mettle in NYCB season opener

Sterling Hyltin in George Balanchine’s La sonnambula © Paul Kolnik
The fall season opens with three Balanchine ballets and what felt like a gesture of thanks to a trio of ballerinas for their many years of service to the company.
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NYCB does Cunningham ... and Balanchine

Judging by the enthusiastic audience reactions to this program one might have to rethink the modern/ballet divide. Maybe there’s only two types of dance – good dance and bad dance. 
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