NYCB's Andrew Veyette passes the torch with grace

Andrew Veyette in Jerome Robbins' Glass Pieces

Andrew Veyette and Preston Chamblee in Lynne Taylor-Corbett's Chiaroscuro

Andrew Veyette with the Company in Jerome Robbins' "Cool" from West Side Story Suite

Ashley Hod and Andrew Veyette in George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes

Andrew Veyette takes a final bow on stage with New York City Ballet

By Ivy Lin, 26 May 2025

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“He ran on stage with the rest of the men, and the audience roared”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 25 May 2025

Mixed Programme (Andrew Veyette Farewell)

Glass Pieces (excerpt) (Jerome Robbins)

Chiaroscuro (excerpt) (Lynne Taylor-Corbett)

West Side Story Suite (excerpt) (Jerome Robbins)

Stars and Stripes (excerpt) (George Balanchine)

New York City Ballet

New York City Ballet Orchestra

Andrew Veyette, Dancer

Daniel Ulbricht, Dancer

Emma Von Enck, Dancer

David Gabriel, Dancer

Ashley Hod, Dancer

Unity Phelan, Dancer

Indiana Woodward, Dancer

Alexa Maxwell, Dancer

Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 13th May

Concerto Barocco and The Goldberg Variations make an unbeatable, timeless pairing at New York City Ballet.

*****

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

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.

*****

Irresistible: Justin Peck’s The Wind-Up premieres at NYCB

Carla Escoda, 29th January

Never has Justin Peck seemed more compositionally assured, and paradoxically freer, than in his latest ballet, breaking the mold of past work that mostly celebrated the camaraderie of his generation.

****1

Dutch National Ballet's opener in New York: meandering and unfocused

Ivy Lin, 20th November

Dutch National Ballet returning to New York after more than 40 years should have been thrilling. The opening program, whilst beautifully danced, was somewhat muted.

***11

London City Ballet at the Linbury: joy and sorrow at its best

Deborah Weiss, 19th November

London City Ballet move into a new venue with absolute confidence and gravitas in a quadruple bill that says everything about their future and success.

*****

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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)