Stylish and stirring: Turn It Out With Tiler Peck & Friends

Tiler Peck in William Forsythe's The Barre Project (Blake Works II)

Jeffrey Cirio in William Forsythe's The Barre Project (Blake Works II)

Tomash, Wai Chan, Bradley, Grant, Starner and Nadon in Tiler Peck's Thousandth Orange

Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia in Alonzo King's Swift Arrow

India Bradley in Time Spell by Tiler Peck, Michelle Dorrance and Jillian Meyers

India Bradley, Quinn Starner, Tiler Peck and Mira Nadon in Time Spell

By Carla Escoda, 20 October 2025

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“there remained a heroic quality to the performance on opening night, with nerves of steel required”

Reviewed at New York City Center, New York City on 16 October 2025

The Barre Project (Blake Works II) (William Forsythe)

Thousandth Orange (Tiler Peck)

Swift Arrow (Alonzo King)

Time Spell (Tiler Peck, Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers)

Tiler Peck, Dancer

Roman Mejia, Dancer

India Bradley, Dancer

Christopher Grant, Dancer

Lex Ishimoto, Dancer

Michelle Dorrance, Dancer

Jillian Meyers, Dancer

Byron Tittle, Dancer

Mira Nadon, Dancer

Chun Wai Chan, Dancer

Ryan Tomash, Dancer

Quinn Starner, Dancer

Jeffrey Cirio, Dancer

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Amanda Jennings, 12th March

Last seen in London in 2023, Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends made a hugely welcome return with the same programme, differently ordered.

****1

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Ivy Lin, 9th October

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

**111

The Australian Ballet in Melbourne: three prismatic worlds

Ruth Ridgway, 4th October

In its triple bill Prism, The Australian Ballet gives the audience three different dance and sound worlds as well as showcasing fleet, athletic and precise dancing.

****1

ENB: R:Evolution showcases tenacity, legacy and talent

Deborah Weiss, 1st October

English National Ballet opens its season at Sadler’s Wells with a quadruple bill showcasing the versatility, virtuosity and endless capabilities of the company throughout the ranks.

****1

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Graham Watts, 5th June

Ballet Nights 008 – Spring into Summer proved to be a judicious choice of quality and diverse repertoire.

****1

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Graham Watts, 10th April

English National Ballet present a riveting triple bill of William Forsythe's works including audience favourite Playlist (EP) at Sadler's Wells.

****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.