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

Peter Walker and the Company in Justin Peck's Mystic Familiar

Taylor Stanley and the Company in Justin Peck's Mystic Familiar

Emily Kikta and Naomi Corti in Justin Peck's Mystic Familiar

New York City Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon's From You Within Me

Miriam Miller and Daniel Ulbricht in George Balanchine's Variations pour une porte et un soupir

Par Carla Escoda, 31 janvier 2025

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“Wheeldon’s work looked tremendously sophisticated in comparison”

Critique faite à Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York, le 29 janvier 2025

From You Within Me (Christopher Wheeldon)

Variations pour une porte et un soupir (George Balanchine)

Mystic Familiar (Justin Peck)

New York City Ballet

Taylor Stanley, Danse

Tiler Peck, Danse

Gilbert Bolden III, Danse

Emily Kikta, Danse

Naomi Corti, Danse

Sara Mearns, Danse

Chun Wai Chan, Danse

Jovani Furlan, Danse

Miriam Miller, Danse

Daniel Ulbricht, Danse

Les « Racines » inégales du Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris à Bastille

Laurine Mortha, 6th October

Entre une pièce des années 1950 de Balanchine et les deux créations récentes des chorégraphes Mthuthuzeli November et Christopher Wheeldon, le programme mixte néo-classique produit un effet mitigé.

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Programme Y

Anne-Laure Faubert, 8th July

A l’occasion de la 13° édition des Etés de la Danse, l'Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater prend ses quartiers à la Seine Musicale.

Un hommage à Pierre Boulez hétéroclite

Laurine Mortha, 5th December

Avec une soirée mixte réunissant les chorégraphies de Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor et Pina Bausch, l’Opéra de Paris rend hommage au compositeur et chef d’orchestre contemporain Pierre Boulez.

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BalletBoyz: Still Pointless at 25 and still making it work!

Maggie Foyer, 13th May

The BalletBoyz present an entertaining programme of old and new works spanning the last 25 years – with stellar performances.

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Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 1st May

A longtime NYCB fan favorite, Concerto DSCH by Alexei Ratmansky, meets the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum. But the evening belonged to corps dancer Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries.

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Atlanta Ballet shines in a mixed contemporary program

Rebecca Ehrhardt, 3rd April

Atlanta Ballet's Golden Hour program featured two world premieres and the Atlanta premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour.

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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.