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By Carla Escoda, 29 July 2025

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“该剧经过全新改编，成为一部穿梭于当代与古代神话时空的哲思之作，三位主演一人分饰古代与现代两个角色”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 26 July 2025

Lady White Snake (Peixian Wang)

Shanghai Opera House Dance Ensemble

Yuan Yuan Tan, Director

Guangjian Gao, Set Designer

Viola Zhang, Costume Designer

Lihe Xiao, Lighting Designer

Dingwen Ao, Dancer

Husheng Wu, Dancer

Yu Song, Dancer

Yimei Tan, Dancer

Shanghai Grand Theatre: Lady White Snake storms the Koch

Carla Escoda, 26th July

A contemporary retelling in dance of the ancient Chinese folktale of the White Snake makes its first international stop at New York's Lincoln Center and it's a marvel.

****1

Shanghai Grand Theatre: Lady White Snake storms the Koch

Carla Escoda, 26th July

A contemporary retelling in dance of the ancient Chinese folktale of the White Snake makes its first international stop at New York's Lincoln Center and it's a marvel.

****1

Tiler Peck’s Symphonie Espagnole for NYCB is sprawling and ambitious

Ivy Lin, 9th May

A triple bill including Tiler Peck’s newest ballet for NYCB, does not entirely work. Too much blue light and sadness for one program.

***11

Contemporary escapism at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 1st May

A longtime NYCB fan favorite, Concerto DSCH by Alexei Ratmansky, meets the New York premiere of Christopher Wheeldon's Continuum. But the evening belonged to corps dancer Ruby Lister in Edwaard Liang’s Distant Cries.

****1

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.

*****

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

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.