BalletNOW suffers from miscasting

By Jeff Slayton, 29 July 2017

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“filled with very accomplished dancers, but there is something missing”

Reviewed at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles on 28 July 2017

Romeo and Juliet: pas de deux (Michael Smuin)

After the Rain: pas de deux (Christopher Wheeldon)

Allegro Brillante (George Balanchine)

Fancy Free (Jerome Robbins)

Chutes and Ladders (Justin Peck)

1*2*3*4*5*6 (Michelle Dorrance, Damian Woetzel)

Tiler Peck, Dancer

Robert Fairchild, Dancer

Michelle Dorrance, Choreography

Byron Tittle, Dancer

Isabella Boylston, Dancer

James Whiteside, Dancer

Jeanette Delgado, Dancer

Kleber Rebello, Dancer

Lauren Cuthbertson, Dancer

Reece Clarke, Dancer

Marcelo Gomes, Dancer

Daniel Ulbricht, Dancer

The Center Will Not Hold: Dorrance Dance thrills at Sadler's Wells

Daniel Pratt, 17th April

Dorrance Dance offer a compelling mix of genres in The Center Will Not Hold – high energy, full of surprises, top quality performances.

****1

Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends: bubbling over with passion

Amanda Jennings, 12th March

Last seen in London in 2023, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends made a hugely welcome return with the same programme, differently ordered.

****1

Speak: four icons of dance in fleet-footed exchange at 92nd St Y

Carla Escoda, 21st February

Rachna Nivas, Rukhmani Mehta, Dormeshia and Michelle Dorrance joined forces with top-notch Indian classical and jazz musicians to deliver an imaginative tour de force of kathak and tap.

*****

Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

Carla Escoda, 16th October

Much acclaimed in 2022, a mixed bill curated by Tiler Peck returns to New York City Center with new cast members.

****1

The Center Will Not Hold celebrates resistance in the best way

Gillian Ebersole, 28th June

The Center Will Not Hold rings in the 93rd Festival at Jacob’s Pillow, a celebration of American and Black vernacular dance styles led by Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance.

*****

Dorrance Dance's Nutcracker Suite a toe-tapping treat at the Joyce

Ivy Lin, 17th December

Does the world really need another Nutcracker? Turns out the answer is yes, if it's as clever and well-done as Michelle Dorrance's version.

*****

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Jeff Slayton

BalletNOW suffers from miscasting and a quality of je ne sais quoi.