An historic moment at New York City Ballet, long overdue

Tiler Peck in Caili Quan's Beneath the Tides

Sara Mearns, Tiler Peck and the Company in Caili Quan's Beneath the Tides

Roman Mejia and Company in Tiler Peck's Concerto for Two Pianos

Mira Nadon, Chun Wai Chan and Company in Tiler Peck's Concerto for Two Pianos

Grace Scheffel and Harrison Coll in Gianna Reisen's Signs

By Carla Escoda, 14 October 2024

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“Peck reigned over the proceedings, consortless, whirling as only Tiler Peck can whirl”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 12 October 2024

Signs (Gianna Reisen)

Beneath the Tides (Caili Quan)

Concerto for Two Pianos (Tiler Peck)

New York City Ballet

Foreseeable Future is aimless movement to aimless music at NYCB

Ivy Lin, 9th October

Some excellent individual performances but a disappointing program for Contemporary Choreography I with New York City Ballet.

**111

Few signs of heat in a mixed bill at New York City Ballet

Carla Escoda, 25th September

New York City Ballet offered a few exhilarating moments in a mishmash of a program from the company with arguably the greatest rep in the world.

***11

NYCB's Contemporary Choreography marred by middle pieces

Ivy Lin, 14th May

Although Glass Pieces and Pictures at an Exhibition are on the surface very different ballets, they both draw us into their world. I wish NYCB had been able to find more compelling middle ballets.

***11

NYCB: Abraham's Love Letter (On Shuffle) is another huge hit

Ivy Lin, 13th May

Contemporary ballet often shies away from unabashed romance. Kyle Abraham instead leans into the love story.

****1

NYCB's eclectic program worth the three hours

Ivy Lin, 11th May

The ending of Stars and Stripesis a sure-fire applause machine. The lowering of the flag while all the regiments march and salute onstage is so corny that only Balanchine could have choreographed it with a straight face. And yet it worked in 1958 and it works in 2019.

*****

World Premieres at NYCB Deliver Much-Needed Jolt

Carla Escoda, 6th October

As City Ballet grapples with lawsuits and lurid accusations, and the loss of an unprecendented number of male principals, new works by Kyle Abraham, Gianna Reisen, and Matthew Neenan stoke inspired performances from the dancers.

****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.