by Leigh Witchel What gives a work an identity – what makes it Black, or for that matter French, Jewish … More
Month: June 2022
Re-rebuilding Giselle
by Leigh Witchel Akram Khan’s “Giselle” has returned to the U.S. It toured to Chicago in 2019 before the pandemic; … More
The Sweet Smell of Excess
by Leigh Witchel Restraint is the enemy of “Don Quixote.” Good taste matters in so much of ballet, but here … More
Over Time
by Leigh Witchel It was probably impossible for Amar Ramasar’s retirement from New York City Ballet to avoid being a … More
Half a Century Two Years Late
by Leigh Witchel Like many things in 2020, Trisha Brown Dance Company’s golden anniversary was postponed by the pandemic. But … More