Victims

by Leigh Witchel The National Ballet of Canada’s relationship with “Swan Lake” . . . as Facebook would say, “It’s … More

A New Dream in New Brunswick

by Leigh Witchel We don’t hear as much about it nowadays, but there’s a ballet company in between New York … More

by Leigh Witchel Natalia Osipova’s approach to “Swan Lake” couldn’t have been less similar to Yasmine Naghdi’s if they had … More

by Leigh Witchel Any New Yorker talking about “Swan Lake” in London needs to start with a disclaimer: The Royal … More

by Leigh Witchel Old-fashioned skills are a virtue, but they are old-fashioned. Lushly produced and more than three hours long … More

by Leigh Witchel Could there be a more brainy, or tougher, challenge than to try and dance the “Divine Comedy?” … More

by Leigh Witchel Ballet West isn’t a Balanchine company – whatever that means at this point. It doesn’t need to … More

by Leigh Witchel Are you old enough to remember when William Forsythe was the flavor of the decade? A quarter … More

by Leigh Witchel The most challenging part of bringing “Apparitions” back to the stage wasn’t the choreography, but the atmosphere. … More

by Leigh Witchel [Added – July 13, 2019 I had known about this for a few weeks, but it wasn’t … More