Of His Time

by Leigh Witchel If George Balanchine avoided time, Jerome Robbins embraced it. Unlike Balanchine’s abstractions that only referenced the world … More

New Connections

by Leigh Witchel New York City Ballet’s triple bill was new and buzzworthy: a premiere by resident choreographer Justin Peck, … More

Happy Birthday, Mr. B

by Leigh Witchel Balanchine would have been 115 on the opening night of New York City Ballet’s winter season. The … 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

Basic Instincts

by Leigh Witchel Sometimes pianos are forced to play the concerto themselves. Lack of coaching is a legendary complaint of … More

Going On With The Show

by Leigh Witchel When you’re uncertain, wear your best outfit. New York City Ballet took that advice. The company has … More

Going Off on His Own

by Leigh Witchel For a short but depressing moment, the new piece on the New Combinations program at New York … More

That Extra Bow

By Leigh Witchel The all-Balanchine program planned to close the season became an extra goodbye when Robert Fairchild announced his … 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

Glitz, Risk and Change

By Leigh Witchel What do you want from New York City Ballet – Skill or risk? The company loves to … More