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Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet
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.
Contrasting splendors at New York City Ballet: Robbins and Balanchine
A sublime Robbins-Balanchine pairing at New York City Ballet, it was Robbins’ Goldberg Variations that came off best.
New York City Ballet: Midsummer comes early, uneven yet thrilling
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.
Falling for Kyle Abraham, again, at New York City Ballet
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.
NYCB: some great debuts in All Ravel program
NYCB presents five short pieces to the music of Maurice Ravel in a bill that showed off some promising debuts.
New York City Ballet, interrupted
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.