by Leigh Witchel The most awaited event of New York City Ballet’s season was likely Alexei Ratmansky’s first new ballet … More
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Better the Next Time
by Leigh Witchel The “21st Century Choreography” was a sandwich with more substantial bread than meat. It featured a premiere … More
The Present, The Past, The Future, All At Once
by Leigh Witchel We all live inside history, but history is also personal. Alexei Ratmansky’s staging of “Giselle” for the … More
Looking Forward to the 19th Century
by Leigh Witchel American Ballet Theatre fielded several new dancers in two substantial ballets during its fall season. Both dances … More
Whip it Good
by Leigh Witchel Was childhood ever this psychedelic? “Whipped Cream” came back for a visit in all its lysergic glory, … More
Two Lands, Four Countries
by Leigh Witchel The first Classic NYCB program at New York City Ballet was a tale of three choreographers and … More
Anger Management
by Leigh Witchel It’s great that Alexei Ratmansky made a new full-length ballet. That he chose to make “Of Love … More
Vocal Visualization
by Leigh Witchel Alexei Ratmansky’s newest work for New York City Ballet had its debut at the New Combinations Evening … More
Ghosts and Spirits
by Leigh Witchel American Ballet Theatre’s triple bill commemorated the living and the dead. The performance was prefaced by a … More
Point of View
by Leigh Witchel Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of “The Sleeping Beauty” just keeps getting more lustrous. First done in 2015, he’s … More