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Artiste: Miriam Miller

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Contrasting splendors at New York City Ballet: Robbins and Balanchine

Tiler Peck and Chun Wai Chan in Jerome Robbins’ The Goldberg Variations © Erin Baiano
A sublime Robbins-Balanchine pairing at New York City Ballet, it was Robbins’ Goldberg Variations that came off best.

New York City Ballet dancers revel in a double scoop of Robbins

Mira Nadon and Joseph Gordon in Alexei Ratmansky's Paquita © Erin Baiano
Two masterworks by Jerome Robbins, Brandenburg and A Suite of Dances, are joined by Wheeldon's steamy After the Rain and Ratmansky's Paquita challenge.

New York City Ballet, interrupted

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Balanchine's Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux © Erin Baiano
Opening New York City Ballet's spring season, a quadruple bill of major and minor Balanchine eventually proceeded after protestors infiltrated the Koch Theater and created a diversion. 

Art stands out: Wheeldon, Balanchine and a Justin Peck world premiere

Peter Walker and the Company in Justin Peck's Mystic Familiar © Erin Baiano
Scenic designs left the most lasting impressions of a mixed bill at New York City Ballet featuring a world premiere by Justin Peck.

All Balanchine I tackles the Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet "problem"

Sara Mearns and Tyler Angle in George Balanchine's Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet © Erin Baiano
Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet comes across as a work with fragments of greatness rather than a masterpiece but the rest of the evening offers sheer brilliance.

Balanchine’s Coppélia: 50 years strong

Roman Mejia as Franz in Balanchine/Danilova's Coppélia © Erin Baiano
Coppélia is a gift from Balanchine and Danilova to classical ballet, in this 50th anniversary revival.