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Mary, Queen of Scots: a Scottish martyr in New York

Madeline Squire and Roseanna Leney in Sophie Laplane’s  Mary, Queen of Scots © Steven Pisano
Centuries after her beheading by her English cousin, Mary Stuart remains a potent symbol of Scottish exceptionalism and historical grievance. Weak production design weighs down Sophie Laplane's imaginative choreography for Scottish Ballet.  
***11
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At NYCB, Fairchild bids adieu in her final performances of Coppélia

Megan Fairchild as Swanilda and Robert La Fosse as Dr Coppélius in Balanchine’s Coppélia © Erin Baiano
Megan Fairchild pours her heart into her final performances of Coppélia at New York City Ballet.
*****
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Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

Emilie Gerrity and Unity Phelan in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco © Erin Baiano
Concerto Barocco and The Goldberg Variations make an unbeatable, timeless pairing at New York City Ballet. 
*****
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Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious

Kloe Walker and Mira Nadon with the Company in Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole © Erin Baiano
A triple bill including Tiler Peck’s newest ballet for NYCB, does not entirely work. Too much blue light and sadness for one program.
***11
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Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet

Chun Wai Chan and Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries © Erin Baiano
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.
****1
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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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