Dream Pairing in Robbins’ Other Dances

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 23 October 2017

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“Every dance lover dreams of being present at a perfect performance, I was privileged to see this one”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 22 October 2017

Her Notes (Jessica Lang)

Symphonic Variations (Sir Frederick Ashton)

Other Dances (Jerome Robbins)

13 Diversions (Christopher Wheeldon)

American Ballet Theatre

Hee Seo, Dancer

David Hallberg, Dancer

The Royal Ballet School: a triumphant display of excellence throughout

Jonathan Gray, 12th July

It was a wonderful, heartening afternoon – it’s no wonder nearly all the 2025 graduates have gained contracts with several major ballet companies.

*****

Royal Ballet School, Next Generation: championing young choreographers

Amanda Jennings, 24th June

Overall, The Royal Ballet School delivers much to admire, but reminiscent of a multiple-course banquet that still leaves you reaching for the cheese and biscuits when you get home.

***11

Festival of New Choreography: plenty of imagination and bold choices

Deborah Weiss, 15th February

Four world premieres and four main stage debuts provides genuine hope for the future of choreography.

****1

Keepers of the Ashton flame in the US: Sarasota Ballet at The Joyce

Ivy Lin, 16th August

Not every Ashton work is a masterpiece, but Sarasota Ballet presents these Ashton works with such love and care, it ensures that even if the ballets won’t “keep”, they aren’t forgotten.

*****

Moments and misses in American Ballet Theatre's American Splendor

Erin Bomboy, 8th July

American Ballet Theatre shows its range with pieces from George Balanchine, Alonzo King, and Jessica Lang, but the dancing and choreography remain uneven throughout.

***11

Choreography with the camera in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Rep 2

Annie Nikunen, 16th November

Pacific Northwest Ballet's Rep 2 features an all-female choreographer program with world premieres by Penny Saunders and Jessica Lang and excerpts from the work of Twyla Tharp and Susan Marshall.

*****

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Andrew is currently a professional chef in New York City but he began life as a ballet dancer with the Hartford and Ohio Ballet companies. His writing also appears on the Huffington Post Blog and BroadwayWorld.com. His latest work, nominated for a James Beard Award, is “Return to the Rivers”, a Himalayan cookbook.

Unexpected dream pairing in Jerome Robbins’ Other Dances