by Leigh Witchel You can’t fault American Ballet Theatre’s Innovation Past and Present triple bill for lack of variety. The … More
Category: Leigh Witchel
Inside, Looking Out
by Leigh Witchel “I struggled a lot with how to adapt my own physicality to balletic form.” Justin Peck said … More
Would You See it Again?
by Leigh Witchel Three female choreographers were featured on New York City Ballet’s New Combinations program. Only one of their … More
All That and a Bag of Chips
by Leigh Witchel Yes, ballet spends too much time worshiping youth. There’s beauty in every flower from the bud to … More
Like a Prayer
by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet is pushing Peter Walker in an unexpected way – to be a partner … More
Endurance
by Leigh Witchel The final program for Fall for Dance involved enormous changes at the last minute. Sara Mearns took … More
Right Up Their Alley
by Leigh Witchel Just because it was obvious to cast Roman Mejia as Franz didn’t mean it wasn’t fabulous. And … More
Double Vision
by Leigh Witchel Through much of its history, New York City Ballet has had pairs of dancers who came to … More
In the Lead
by Leigh Witchel One of New York City Ballet’s newest soloists was groomed towards one of the most stylish roles … More
Familiarity
by Leigh Witchel As the new season begins at New York City Ballet, Balanchine-Robbins triple bill is a known quantity. … More