by Leigh Witchel The third All-Balanchine program at New York City Ballet featured dances with some of the most on-brand … More
Month: October 2023
Star Quality
by Leigh Witchel Balanchine may have been ambivalent about stars, but some of his ballets benefit from one. In the … More
An American Program
by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet’s first All Balanchine program was strung together with American composers, though that thread … More
Going Solo
by Leigh Witchel For a long time, Bijayini Satpathy was a pillar of Nrityagram, the Odissi dance village and performing … More
So Very Jerry
by Leigh Witchel A choreographer is not without honor, except in his hometown. Gerald Arpino, a native New Yorker, didn’t … More
next@90 – Part 3 of 3
by Leigh Witchel The third program of San Francisco Ballet’s next@90 Festival, awe9, ranged from pure dance to pure drama. … More