The inspired and the prosaic at Fall for Dance at New York City Center

Gibney Dance in Lucinda Child's Three Dances (for prepared piano) John Cage

kNoname Artist in Roderick George's Missing Fruit (Part I)

Hannah O'Neill and Hugo Marchand of the Paris Opera Ballet in Jerome Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun

Hugo Marchand and Hannah O'Neill of the Paris Opera Ballet in Le Parc by Angelin Preljocaj

Hannah O'Neill and Hugo Marchand of the Paris Opera Ballet in Le Parc by Angelin Preljocaj

Por Carla Escoda, 23 septiembre 2025

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“they locked lips with the sturdiness of suction cups in the duet from Angelin Preljocaj’s Le Parc”

Crítica hecha desde New York City Center, Nueva York el 20 septiembre 2025

Three Dances (for prepared piano) (Lucinda Childs)

Afternoon of a Faun (Jerome Robbins)

The Missing Fruit (Part I) (world premiere) (Roderick George)

Le Parc (pas de deux) (Angelin Preljocaj)

Gibney Company

Hannah O'Neill, Bailarín

Hugo Marchand, Bailarín

kNowname Artist

Joseph Markey, Bailarín

MJ Edwards, Bailarín

Jacquelin Harris, Bailarín

(La) Horde tape dans le mille avec Roommates au Centquatre

Julie Jozwiak, 2nd April

Dans le cadre du festival Séquence Danse, le Ballet national de Marseille et son collectif de directeurs artistiques ont proposé un spectacle ambitieux et intelligent en six temps.

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The marvelous, disarming Sons of Echo at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 14th January

A rare opportunity to see five male ballet superstars – notably Alban Lendorf, in great form long after injury sidelined him – in an intimate theater, in work exclusively by women.

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Four New Works by Lucinda Childs: classic postmodernism

Katja Vaghi, 7th December

Lucinda Childs presents four new works at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, appearing on stage as a youthful 84, in one of them.

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Die Mischung macht’s: eine junge alte Salome an der Volksoper Wien

Snapdragon, 22nd September

Die Volksoper holt mit Luc Bondys Salome eine altbewährte Inszenierung ans Haus. Trotzdem bleibt dieses Werk spannend, gerade wenn man eine umwerfende Salome wie Astrid Kessler zur Verfügung hat.

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Reaching for the light: Arvo Pärt and Robert Wilson's Adam's Passion

Alissa Balocco, 31st March

For the first time in Italy the opera that brings together the spiritual music of the Estonian composer and the minimalist direction of Robert Wilson.

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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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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.