New York City Ballet nods to Jerome Robbins as winter season opens

Sebastian Villarini-Vélez, Emma Von Enck, Devin Alberda, NYCB in Jerome Robbins’ The Four Seasons

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Jerome Robbins’ The Four Seasons

Alec Knight and Olivia MacKinnon in Jerome Robbins’ In the Night

Jovani Furlan, Joseph Gordon and Daniel Ulbricht in Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free

Von Carla Escoda, 24 Januar 2024

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“in which every character was shivering while echappé-ing, with broad smiles on their faces”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City, am 23 Januar 2024

Fancy Free (Jerome Robbins)

In The Night (Jerome Robbins)

The Four Seasons (Jerome Robbins)

New York City Ballet

Oliver Smith, Bühnenbild

Kermit Love, Kostüme

Ronald Bates, Licht

Anthony Dowell, Kostüme

Jennifer Tipton, Licht

Santo Loquasto, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

Emma Von Enck, Tanz

Emilie Gerrity, Tanz

Adrian Danchig-Waring, Tanz

Indiana Woodward, Tanz

Anthony Huxley, Tanz

Tiler Peck, Tanz

Roman Mejia, Tanz

KJ Takahashi, Tanz

Olivia MacKinnon, Tanz

Alec Knight, Tanz

Unity Phelan, Tanz

Andrew Veyette, Tanz

Sara Mearns, Tanz

Tyler Angle, Tanz

Daniel Ulbricht, Tanz

Joseph Gordon, Tanz

Jovani Furlan, Tanz

Mary Thomas MacKinnon, Tanz

Alexa Maxwell, Tanz

Malorie Lundgren, 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.