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Performer: Caili Quan

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Johnny Loves Johann, unevenly at the Joyce Theater

Johnny Gandelsman, John Heginbotham and Jamar Roberts in Johnny Loves Johann © Erin Baiano
Acclaimed violinist and 2024 MacArthur Fellow Johnny Gandelsman invited four choreographers to join him on a marathon through Bach's six cello suites. His musicianship was the highlight of the evening. 
***11
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Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes © The George Balanchine Trust. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.
****1
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NYCB: Justin Peck revisits the familiar in Mystic Familiar

Joseph Gordon in Alexei Ratmansky's Solitude © Erin Baiano
New York City Ballet deliver an enjoyable, diverse, if occasionally predictable triple bill with revivals of works premiered last season.
****1
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An historic moment at New York City Ballet, long overdue

Tiler Peck in Caili Quan's Beneath the Tides © Erin Baiano
What took so long, you may wonder, to get three female choreographers on a triple bill at New York City Ballet. This one yielded three keepers. 
****1
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