by Leigh Witchel When Maria Kowroski retired from New York City Ballet in 2021, she stepped quickly into a new … More
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A Long, Leggy Goodbye
by Leigh Witchel Maria Kowroski had a tenure with New York City Ballet as long as her legs. She said … More
First Rate and Beyond
by Leigh Witchel There’s first rate, and there’s world class. It’s pointless to carp about something being “only” first rate; … More
Postcards from the Interregnum
by Leigh Witchel Taking the pulse of New York City Ballet in its first weeks, the patient looked healthy enough: … More
Here/Now and Again
By Leigh Witchel Trying to describe something after seeing it once is like trying to describe a line when you … More
Asleep (isn’t always) Beauteous
By Leigh Witchel Alexei Ratmansky’s new work for New York City Ballet’s spring gala, “Odessa,” is at once tongue-in-cheek and … More
Here. Now.
by Leigh Witchel So there we were, gathering to celebrate life after the geniuses died. The Here/Now Festival opened with … More
A Whiter Shade of Pale
by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet is frontloading their Balanchine into the beginning of the winter season, so get … More