A spectrum of Black and White at NYCB

By Pia Lo, 13 October 2015

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“requires no embellishment”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 10 October 2015

Concerto Barocco (George Balanchine)

Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venosa (George Balanchine)

Movements for Piano and Orchestra (George Balanchine)

Episodes (George Balanchine)

The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine)

New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet Orchestra

Sara Mearns, Dancer

Teresa Reichlen, Dancer

Russell Janzen, Dancer

Rebecca Krohn, Dancer

Ask la Cour, Dancer

Craig Hall, Dancer

Jennie Somogyi, Dancer

Adrian Danchig-Waring, Dancer

Amar Ramasar, Dancer

Ashley Bouder, Dancer

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

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

Leigh Donlan, 13th March

A finely curated triple bill from American Ballet Theatre included works from Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Alexei Ratmansky.

****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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Pia Lo

Pia Lo is a Dance Ambassador for the Canadian Dance Assembly and travels extensively to find the stories that shape the dance world. In her travels, she has taken company class with the Bolshoi Ballet, pirouetted on the Mariinsky stage and shimmied with belly dancers of The Reda Troupe. She is trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop and other styles. In her other life, she holds a Finance degree and works at an international bank. Pia shares her stories on here.

A full spectrum of Balanchine's black and white ballets