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Performer: Gilbert Bolden III

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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Mira Nadon and Preston Chamblee in George Balanchine’s Symphony in C © Erin Baiano
A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.
*****
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NYCB's Sara Mearns charts her next act?

Sara Mearns in Guillaume Côté's Don't Go Home © Steven Pisano
New York City Ballet's Sara Mearns proves that she is a natural contemporary dancer in a self-curated double bill.
****1
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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.
**111
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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.
****1
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NYCB Spring Gala: two appealing world premieres

Roman Mejia in Justin Peck's Dig the Say © Erin Baiano
Underneath, There Is Light was soothing, expansive and uplifting. One could see it becoming a regularly revived work.
****1
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In their 75th anniversary year, New York City Ballet return to London

Daniel Ulbricht in Justin Peck's Rotunda © Erin Baiano
An intermittently sparkling evening culminates in a thrilling explosion of art.
****1
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