by Leigh Witchel Was childhood ever this psychedelic? “Whipped Cream” came back for a visit in all its lysergic glory, … More
Month: November 2022
Time Capsule
by Leigh Witchel Twyla Tharp came back to City Center, bringing something old and something new. She had assembled a … More
One Dance in Search of a Cause
by Leigh Witchel The words projected on the wall as you entered the downstairs theater at La MaMa: “What is … More
Icons
by Leigh Witchel The “Icons” mixed bill that Paul Taylor Dance Company presented during their first Lincoln Center season in … More
Two Lands, Four Countries
by Leigh Witchel The first Classic NYCB program at New York City Ballet was a tale of three choreographers and … More
Do We Ever Stop Acting?
by Leigh Witchel Anabella Lenzu’s “The night that you stopped acting” was a gift to us, but also to herself … More
Forsythe Changes Everything
by Leigh Witchel William Forsythe will be 73 at the end of the year. He’s not playing the elder statesman. … More
She Could Have Danced All Night
by Leigh Witchel Sterling Hyltin couldn’t have picked a better way to keep saying goodbye. Instead of one Hyltinathon performance, … More
Two by Balanchine, Two by Robbins, All by Stravinsky
by Leigh Witchel The All Stravinsky program at New York City Ballet was a varied mix: two Balanchine works, two … More
Balanchine and Sub-Forsythe
by Leigh Witchel Funny how once that would have been Balanchine and Sub-Balanchine: the dull procession of Balanchine knockoffs like … More