A Dancer's Dream: All the old showstoppers at the New York Philharmonic

By Rebecca Lentjes, 02 July 2013

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York City on 28 June 2013

Stravinsky, The Fairy's Kiss (Le Baiser de la fée)

Durey, Neige (selections)

Stravinsky, Petrushka

New York Philharmonic

Alan Gilbert, Conductor

Douglas Fitch, Director

Karole Armitage, Choreography

Sara Mearns, Dancer

Eric Huebner, Piano

Steven Beck, Piano

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.

*****

Falling for Kyle Abraham, again, at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 16th May

When We Fell, Kyle Abraham’s bracing new piece for NYCB, made a minimalist statement on a maximalist quadruple bill, also notable for stunning ensemble work in Alexei Ratmansky's Odesa.

****1

NYCB: some great debuts in All Ravel program

Ivy Lin, 15th May

NYCB presents five short pieces to the music of Maurice Ravel in a bill that showed off some promising debuts.

****1

NYCB: Justin Peck revisits the familiar in Mystic Familiar

Ivy Lin, 10th May

New York City Ballet deliver an enjoyable, diverse, if occasionally predictable triple bill with revivals of works premiered last season.

****1

New York City Ballet, interrupted

Carla Escoda, 22nd April

Opening New York City Ballet's spring season, a quadruple bill of major and minor Balanchine eventually proceeded after protestors infiltrated the Koch Theater and created a diversion.

****1

NYCB's Sara Mearns charts her next act?

Ivy Lin, 4th April

New York City Ballet's Sara Mearns proves that she is a natural contemporary dancer in a self-curated double bill.

****1

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Rebecca Lentjes

Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.