NYCB: some great debuts in All Ravel program

David Gabriel and Indiana Woodward in Balanchine's Sonatine

Sara Mearns in Balanchine's Pavane

Dominika Afanasenkov in George Balanchine's Errante

Unity Phelan and Jules Mabie in George Balanchine's La Valse

Von Ivy Lin, 17 Mai 2025

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“he seamlessly carried Nadon offstage in an upside-down star lift and it was gorgeous”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, am 15 Mai 2025

In G Major (Jerome Robbins)

Sonatine (George Balanchine)

Pavane (George Balanchine)

Errante (George Balanchine)

La Valse (Balanchine) (George Balanchine)

New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet Orchestra

Mira Nadon, Tanz

Tyler Angle, Tanz

David Gabriel, Tanz

Indiana Woodward, Tanz

Sara Mearns, Tanz

Domenika Afanasenkov, Tanz

Unity Phelan, Tanz

Jules Mabie, 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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Ivy Lin

Ivy Lin's love of ballet began in high school when at the school dance she quickly realized she had two left feet. One always admires things one cannot do, and so Ivy began to attend dance performances to marvel at the grace and beauty of bodies in motion. Ivy's day job is a biology teacher and after a long day in the classroom she loves to unwind by watching dance. She also enjoys theater, opera, pop and classical music. Ivy has her own blog (www.humbledandoverwhelmed,blogspot.com)