Double Robbins at NYCB

Von Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 13 Mai 2016

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“An all Robbins program at New York City Ballet is one of my favorite things”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, am 11 Mai 2016

Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins)

West Side Story Suite (Jerome Robbins)

New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet Orchestra

Sara Mearns, Tanz

Adrian Danchig-Waring, Tanz

Megan Fairchild, Tanz

Tiler Peck, Tanz

Amar Ramasar, Tanz

Gonzalo Garcia, Tanz

Tyler Angle, Tanz

Chase Finlay, Tanz

Mimi Staker, Tanz

Georgina Pazcoguin, Tanz

Viel Vergangenheit: Liebeslieder am Wiener Staatsballett

Rainer Zerbst, 14th January

Von Brahms und Balanchine bis Górecki und Childs: das Wiener Staatsballet zeigt einen zeitlosen Abend.

****1

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 26th February

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.

*****

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

Carla Escoda, 29th January

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.

****1

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

***11

London City Ballet at the Linbury: joy and sorrow at its best

Deborah Weiss, 19th November

London City Ballet move into a new venue with absolute confidence and gravitas in a quadruple bill that says everything about their future and success.

*****

The Australian Ballet in Melbourne: three prismatic worlds

Ruth Ridgway, 4th October

In its triple bill Prism, The Australian Ballet gives the audience three different dance and sound worlds as well as showcasing fleet, athletic and precise dancing.

****1

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.

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