NYCB-Adjacent

by Leigh Witchel After all those years of being greeted by Arlene Shuler on the opening night of the Fall … More

When the Rebels Inherit the Throne

by Leigh Witchel Instead of toppling the walls of the temple, what if Samson decided to hold a fundraiser instead? … More

by Leigh Witchel The last repertory show at New York City Ballet before a run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream … More

by Leigh Witchel As the season went on, another group of dancers got a shot at the Tanowitz/Wheeldon/Forsythe/Abraham program at … More

by Leigh Witchel Both casts of New York City Ballet’s Ratmansky/Dove/Reisen/Robbins quadruple bills had several debuts. Half of the cast … More

by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet planned the spring of its 75th anniversary season as looking towards the future. … More

by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet fielded several debuts in a quadruple bill by an eclectic group of contemporary … More

by Leigh Witchel Smuin Contemporary Ballet is passing the torch. Company founder Michael Smuin was central to San Francisco’s dance … More

by Leigh Witchel Samsara is a Buddhist concept of the infinite cycle of existence through birth and death. Though it … More

by Leigh Witchel The triple bill closing the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Extreme Taylor season at The Joyce Theater was … More