by Leigh Witchel Headlined by New York City Ballet principal dancer Taylor Stanley, Christopher Williams’ group went into The Joyce … More
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Orientalism
by Leigh Witchel Russia straddles the east and the west, fitting perfectly into neither. Its rulers built an imperial capital … More
Three Old Greeks
by Leigh Witchel Balanchine’s “Greek” trilogy, “Apollo,” “Orpheus,” and “Agon,” could be the most famous unplanned trio in ballet. Three … More
Casting Against Type
by Leigh Witchel The Swan Lake II mixed bill at New York City Ballet fielded some new casts and some … 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
Ordinary or Extraordinary?
by Leigh Witchel Jodi Melnick’s fascination with the virtuosity of the ordinary had strange bedfellows at Works & Process: three … 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
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
The Stravinsky Spectrum
by Leigh Witchel Once upon a time, Stravinsky was the house composer for New York City Ballet. He’s not around … More