Oeuvre: Namouna, A Grand Divertissement

Namouna does go on too long and not every joke lands, but it’s a fun ballet and the company clearly relishes dancing it. 

Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck are all the more impressive among choreographers working today because of how many of their works seem destined to stay in the repertoire for a long time to come.

It can be said that New York offers arts enthusiasts an embarrassment of riches. It’s a veritable cultural Mecca.