New York City Ballet nods to Jerome Robbins as winter season opens

Sebastian Villarini-Vélez, Emma Von Enck, Devin Alberda, NYCB in Jerome Robbins’ The Four Seasons

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Jerome Robbins’ The Four Seasons

Alec Knight and Olivia MacKinnon in Jerome Robbins’ In the Night

Jovani Furlan, Joseph Gordon and Daniel Ulbricht in Jerome Robbins’ Fancy Free

By Carla Escoda, 24 January 2024

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“in which every character was shivering while echappé-ing, with broad smiles on their faces”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater, New York City on 23 January 2024

Fancy Free (Jerome Robbins)

In The Night (Jerome Robbins)

The Four Seasons (Jerome Robbins)

New York City Ballet

Oliver Smith, Set Designer

Kermit Love, Costume Designer

Ronald Bates, Lighting Designer

Anthony Dowell, Costume Designer

Jennifer Tipton, Lighting Designer

Santo Loquasto, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Emma Von Enck, Dancer

Emilie Gerrity, Dancer

Adrian Danchig-Waring, Dancer

Indiana Woodward, Dancer

Anthony Huxley, Dancer

Tiler Peck, Dancer

Roman Mejia, Dancer

KJ Takahashi, Dancer

Olivia MacKinnon, Dancer

Alec Knight, Dancer

Unity Phelan, Dancer

Andrew Veyette, Dancer

Sara Mearns, Dancer

Tyler Angle, Dancer

Daniel Ulbricht, Dancer

Joseph Gordon, Dancer

Jovani Furlan, Dancer

Mary Thomas MacKinnon, Dancer

Alexa Maxwell, Dancer

Malorie Lundgren, Dancer

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***11

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****1

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***11

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*****

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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.