In Bloom by Leigh Witchel Catherine Hurlin’s New York debut as Giselle was auspicious. American Ballet Theatre played its hand wisely, letting…
One Foot in Each World by Leigh Witchel [Author’s note – due to subway mishaps, I missed the short first piece, “Handgame,” in this program,…
Cool for Katz by Leigh Witchel The collaborations between Paul Taylor and Alex Katz produced some of Taylor’s best work. The 95-year-old artist…
La Mer by Leigh Witchel Like a sojourn by the water, Miro Magloire’s “Sea” for his New Chamber Ballet gave you time…
Shit Happens [In Spanish] by Leigh Witchel You usually know what’s happening in Christopher Wheeldon’s story ballets. But you don’t always care. He’s moved…
Time and Fluidity by Leigh Witchel Ballet Collective’s tenth New York season, “Fluidity of Time,” was – as always – uncommon, unusual and…
Paradise, Abstracted. by Leigh Witchel One of the best tests of a dance is also one of the simplest: does it bear…
A Different Kind of Rite by Leigh Witchel A transformation can also be a journey home. South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo had learned…
Sometimes Clichés Work by Leigh Witchel We’ve seen a lot of the compositional shticks in New York City Ballet’s second 21st Century Choreography…
That’s What Gets Results by Leigh Witchel It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it. The Masters at Work: Balanchine…