THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Ballet showcases its diversity and depth with recent performances of Balanchine’s “Diamonds”, as well as Wheeldon’s “Liturgy” and “Carousel (A Dance)”

Last week, New York City Ballet streamed the penultimate week of its Digital Spring Season. As I was quick to point out last week, the folks at City Ballet have … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: City Ballet unleashes a diverse set, the Met’s 2008 PETER GRIMES stops the heart, and a pair of short plays disarm

And so, Week Nine (!) of lockdown has come and gone in New York. As mentioned before, I’ve largely kept sane thanks to the performing arts content that I’ve been … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Exuberant dancing from City Ballet, a set of captivating opera productions, the invaluable “Stars in the House”, and a little-known Andrew Lloyd Webber musical

Eight weeks of quarantine have come and gone, and I think I would have already gone mad had it not been for the performances I’ve been able to stream at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – City Ballet’s thoughtfully-curated digital spring season continues with works by Balanchine, Peck, and Wheeldon

Since New York City Ballet’s digital spring season got off to a sparkling start on April 21 – with George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante, led by an impeccable Tiler Peck – the thoughtfully-curated … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Streaming Diary: Richard Strauss’s ELEKTRA, Bryony Lavery’s TREASURE ISLAND, George Balanchine’s ALLEGRO BRILLANTE, and Robert O’Hara’s GATHER

Like many performing arts fans out there, I’ve been steadily streaming content to enjoy in lieu of attending live performances (which, pre-pandemic, I used to do pretty much on a … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – SCOTTISH BALLET conveys the extremes of the human experience in its double bill at the Joyce

Earlier this week, I caught the opening performance of Scottish Ballet’s residency at the Joyce Theater in Chelsea. It was my first exposure to the Glasgow-based company, who performed an intriguing, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – The incomparable NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER unveils three intriguing and eclectic U.S. premieres

This weekend, the internationally-revered Nederlands Dans Theater 1 concluded its weeklong run at New York City Center. Founded in 1959, the visionary and adventurous dance company has become iconic for … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – BALLET VLAANDEREN debuts at the Joyce with a savvily-programmed bill

This week, the Joyce Theater for the first time plays host to Ballet Vlaanderen, which began its residency at the Chelsea dance venue last night. It’s an important time for the Belgian dance company – also … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – When it rains, it pours: A tale of three (really, four) SWAN LAKEs

As they say, when it rains, it pours. Over the course the past month, New York has seen not one … not two … not three … but four notable … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – At The Joyce, Cie Hervé KOUBI dazzles with its uncommon combination of unabashed athleticism and sophisticated artistry

Last night at The Joyce Theater, Cie Hervé KOUBI’s evening-length Les nuits barbares ou les premiers matins du monde (“The Barbarian Nights, or the First Dawns of the World”) initiated its weeklong … Continue Reading →