Contrasting splendors at New York City Ballet: Robbins and Balanchine

Tiler Peck and Chun Wai Chan in Jerome Robbins’ The Goldberg Variations

Emma Von Enck and Ashley Hod in Jerome Robbins’ The Goldberg Variations

Olivia MacKinnon in George Balanchine's Tschaikovsky Suite No.3

Von Carla Escoda, 08 Oktober 2025

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“the women were swept up and off into the wings in a variety of lifts that blossomed in slow motion”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, am 30 September 2025

Goldberg-Variationen (Jerome Robbins)

Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3 (George Balanchine)

New York City Ballet

Joe Eula, Kostüme

Thomas R Skelton, Licht

New York City Ballet Orchestra

Ashley Hod, Tanz

Emma Von Enck, Tanz

Ashley Laracey, Tanz

Taylor Stanley, Tanz

Isabella LaFreniere, Tanz

Tyler Angle, Tanz

Megan Fairchild, Tanz

Anthony Huxley, Tanz

Miriam Miller, Tanz

Emilie Gerrity, Tanz

Preston Chamblee, Tanz

Daniel Ulbricht, Tanz

Ryan Tomash, 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

Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious

Ivy Lin, 9th May

A triple bill including Tiler Peck’s newest ballet for NYCB, does not entirely work. Too much blue light and sadness for one program.

***11

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.

*****

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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.