A spectacular triple bill lifts ABT’s spring season in New York

Devon Teuscher in George Balanchine's Mozartiana

Hee Seo and Thomas Forster in Jiří Kylián's Nuages

Daniel Camargo and Catherine Hurlin in Alexei Ratmansky’s Firebird

By Leigh Donlan, 15 March 2026

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“a motley crew, sporting neon-green, gnarled nests of hair and the hunched shoulders of rugby players”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 13 March 2026

Mozartiana (George Balanchine)

Nuages (Jiří Kylián)

The Firebird (Alexei Ratmansky)

American Ballet Theatre

Simon Pastukh, Set Designer

Holly Hynes, Costume Designer

Brad Fields, Lighting Designer

American Ballet Theatre Orchestra

Galina Solovyeva, Costume Designer

Devon Teuscher, Dancer

Jake Roxander, Dancer

Joo Won Ahn, Dancer

Hee Seo, Dancer

Thomas Forster, Dancer

Daniel Camargo, Dancer

Catherine Hurlin, Dancer

SunMi Park, Dancer

Cory Stearns, Dancer

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

Ivy Lin, 25th April

A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.

*****

Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Hilary Stroh, 20th March

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

American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York

Ivy Lin, 15th March

American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.

****1

Understatement and spectacle at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 26th February

Jerome Robbins' Dances at a Gathering and George Balanchine's Diamonds make a study in contrasts. With lots of debuts in the former and seasoned leads in the latter.

*****

Fast Forward: Hamburg Ballet’s mixed bill proves a mixed success

Vikki Jane Vile, 22nd February

All that glistens... the world premiere of Xie Xin’s The Moon in the Ocean is the highlight of a mixed bill programme spanning 90 years of choreography.

***11

Study in Scarlet: Rubies crown Balanchine’s Jewels in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 8th February

With a trio of excellent performances, Balanchine's sassy Rubies proves the hit as Jewels – a relatively recent acquisition – returns to the Wiener Staatsballett.

****1

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Leigh Donlan

Former ballerina Leigh Donlan trained in Russian technique and a variety of folk and modern dance techniques, was Children’s Ballet Mistress at the Washington School of Ballet in Washington, D.C., Director of the Athenaeum School of Ballet in Alexandria, Virginia, and studied English at the University of Oregon and Public Relations at Georgetown University. She has been writing for Ballet to the People since 2014, and is currently on the faculty at Princeton Ballet School.