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

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

Sara Mearns as Titania with the Company in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tiler Peck and Tyler Angle in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Sara Mearns, Preston Chamblee and Taylor Stanley in A Midsummer Night's Dream

Roman Mejia as Oberon in George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Von Carla Escoda, 29 Mai 2025

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“explosive jumps and chaîné turns whose velocity practically ensured vertical take off”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, am 27 Mai 2025

A Midsummer Night's Dream (George Balanchine)

New York City Ballet

David Hays, Bühnenbild

Barbara Karinska, Kostüme

Mark Stanley, Licht

New York City Ballet Orchestra

Isabella LaFreniere, Tanz

Roman Mejia, Tanz

Taylor Stanley, Tanz

Jules Mabie, Tanz

Harrison Coll, Tanz

Ashley Laracey, Tanz

Preston Chamblee, Tanz

Tiler Peck, Tanz

Tyler Angle, Tanz

Naomi Corti, Tanz

Owen Flacke, 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.

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Bachmann, Mahler, Goecke: Tanztraumpremiere am Wiener Staatsballett

Michael Klier, 14th November

Die vier Tänzerinnen und sieben Tänzer zittern, ihre Arme, Schultern und Hände kratzen, flattern und schluchzen in oft eckigem Gestus und doch sind alle Bewegungen im Fluss.

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Spitzengefühl und neoklassischer Ansatz

Katja Vaghi, 4th May

Die neue Premiere des Staatsballetts spannt einen Bogen über die neuere Tanzgeschichte des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts.

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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

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Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.

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American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

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Weitere Kritiken...

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.