Compagnie Hervé Koubi at the Joyce was dazzling but lacked depth

Compagnie Hervé Koubi in What The Day Owes To The Night

By Ivy Lin, 09 January 2026

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“Koubi’s choreography combines genres seamlessly”

Reviewed at Joyce Theater, New York City on 6 January 2026

What The Day Owes To The Night (Hervé Koubi)

La compagnie Hervé Koubi

La compagnie Hervé Koubi: spectacle and showmanship

Mark Vicente, 4th April

At Holland Dance Festival, La compagnie Hervé Koubi were put through their paces, showcasing a dizzying display of acrobatic abilities that would rival any act in a Cirque de Soleil show.

****1

Parsons Dance brings the fun to modern at the Joyce Theater

Ivy Lin, 1st May

Six works, including two world premieres, made up the latest program from Parsons Dance. Thoroughly joyful, the audience were sent home buzzing.

*****

Johnny Loves Johann, unevenly at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 14th April

Acclaimed violinist and 2024 MacArthur Fellow Johnny Gandelsman invited four choreographers to join him on a marathon through Bach's six cello suites. His musicianship was the highlight of the evening.

***11

Exhibitions of style: Hubbard Street Dance returns to New York

Carla Escoda, 31st March

Aszure Barton, Matthew Rushing, Bob Fosse and James Gregg make for an eclectic and mostly intriguing night with Chicago's Hubbard Street Dance at New York's Joyce Theatre.

****1

Ailey II dancers shine in ambitious mixed bill at the Joyce Theater

Carla Escoda, 18th March

In their penultimate stop on a US tour, Ailey's second company produced exceptional performances in an Ailey classic and four handsome new works.

****1

In New York, immersed in Noé Soulier’s The Waves

Carla Escoda, 4th March

A hypnotic evening with two percussionists and six dancers in Noé Soulier’s The Waves, inspired by the Virginia Woolf novel.

****1

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Ivy Lin

Ivy Lin's love of ballet began in high school when at the school dance she quickly realized she had two left feet. One always admires things one cannot do, and so Ivy began to attend dance performances to marvel at the grace and beauty of bodies in motion. Ivy's day job is a biology teacher and after a long day in the classroom she loves to unwind by watching dance. She also enjoys theater, opera, pop and classical music. Ivy has her own blog (www.humbledandoverwhelmed,blogspot.com)