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George Balanchine; Peter Martins; Ballet de l'Opéra national du Capitole; Michael Balke; Mark Stanley
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Mejia debuts in a sumptuous Sleeping Beauty at New York City Ballet

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Peter Martins’ The Sleeping Beauty © Erin Baiano
Roman Mejia and a raft of soloist debuts galvanized Peter Martins' Sleeping Beauty. An elegant production with some incidental messiness and the structural liability of a princess' dependence on a kiss.
****1
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Few signs of heat in a mixed bill at New York City Ballet

Mira Nadon and Chun Wai Chan in Justin Peck's Heatscape © Erin Baiano
New York City Ballet offered a few exhilarating moments in a mishmash of a program from the company with arguably the greatest rep in the world.  
***11
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Sara Mearns makes Swan Lake watchable again

Sara Mearns as Odette with New York City Ballet in Peter Martins' Swan Lake © Erin Baiano
Peter Martins' Swan Lake continues to divide ballet fans. Can Sara Mearns unite them, 19 years after her astonishing debut as Odette-Odile? 
***11
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New York City Ballet Goes Four for Four

Megan Fairchild and Anthony Huxley with NYCB in Balanchine's Ballo della Regina © Erin Baiano
One minor Balanchine, elevated by commanding performances; a rare Albert Evans; Peter Martins at his most compelling and Jerome Robbins at his funniest.
****1
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The Sleeping Beauty: NYCB relishes this traditional version

Ashley Laracey as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty © Paul Kolnik
If the famous fairy variations in the Prologue can sometimes expose weaknesses, NYCB proved that it excels in pure classical ballet and not only in the neo-classical repertory.
*****
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New York audiences still flock to Balanchine's uninspired Swan Lake

Balanchine's unbreakable Serenade leads a mixed bill that includes his less than inspired one-act version of Swan Lake.
***11
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