VIEWPOINTS – New York City Ballet fall company premieres: Jamar Roberts’ FORESEEABLE FUTURE and Justin Peck’s HEATSCAPE

This just-concluded fall season, New York City Ballet presented a pair of eagerly anticipated premieres from two high profile American choreographers — the world premiere of Jamar Roberts’ Foreseeable Future … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Multidisciplinary masterworks in Brooklyn: William Kentridge’s SIBYL and nora chipaumire‘s DAMBUDZO

This past week in Brooklyn, I had the great opportunity to catch a pair of multidisciplinary masterworks, courtesy of two boundary pushing performing arts festivals — one brand new, the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Uniquely immersive performances of contemporary classical music: Paola Prestini’s HOUSES OF ZODIAC, Georg Friedrich Haas’s 11,000 STRINGS

This past week, I encountered a pair of uniquely immersive performances of contemporary classical music that unlocked live music’s ability to viscerally shake one to the core. If this has … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Masters at work: The Joyce’s ARPINO DANCE FESTIVAL revs up and the return of Robbins and Balanchine masterworks at CITY BALLET

This week — to borrow from New York City Ballet’s programming lingo — I had the great pleasure of basking in “masters at work” by way of ballets by Gerald … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Dance Roundup: Assessing all-Balanchine bills at CITY BALLET and an evening with A.I.M BY KYLE ABRAHAM

Aside from City Center’s ongoing Fall for Dance festival, the city’s dance scene has been in full swing. This past week, I had the chance to catch up with a … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Global talent and a bevy of premieres distinguish City Center’s bountiful 2025 edition of FALL FOR DANCE

One of the indicators of the arrival of New York’s busy fall performing arts season is the arrival of New York City Center’s Fall for Dance, a festival across pretty … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Serving up fashion: Trajal Harrell’s MONKEY OFF MY BACK OR THE CAT’S MEOW and Luke Newton in HOUSE OF MCQUEEN

This week saw the opening of two shows — one avant-garde dance, the other an elaborately staged Off-Broadway play — with intrinsic connections to the world of fashion. As usual, … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Tiler Peck curates The Joyce Theater’s BALLET FESTIVAL with a focus squarely on Jerome Robbins (and City Ballet)

This past week, I had the great opportunity to catch one of the programs of the 2025 iteration of The Joyce Theater’s annual Ballet Festival. Curated by New York City … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Catherine Hurlin is luminous in the title role of Ballet Theatre’s lovely production of Ashton’s SYLVIA

Last week, American Ballet Theatre continued its summers season at The Metropolitan Opera House by brining back its sumptuous production of Frederick Ashton’s Sylvia, one of the jewels in the … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – A vibrant slate of offerings enliven the New York performing arts scene during these steamy dog days of summer

Who says that cultural activity dissipates in New York during the dog days of summer? To counteract this myth, I’ve come armed with a slate of happenings — most of … Continue Reading →