THE HANGOVER REPORT – After an absence of over 40 years, DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET returns to New York with two stacked programs

This week, Dutch National Ballet in a highly anticipated return has arrived in New York for its first major engagement in more than 40 years. During its relatively brief run … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Sadler’s Wells in New York: Hofesh Shechter’s THEATRE OF DREAMS and the late Paul Roberts’ QUADROPHENIA, A ROCK BALLET

This week saw the arrival of a pair of full length dance pieces with origins from across the pond, namely the prolific dance presenter that is Sadler’s Wells in London. … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY unveils world premieres by Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, expanding its dance vocabulary in the process

This fall, Paul Taylor Dance Company presented two world premieres, both of which were unveiled earlier this week at the troupe’s gala performance at the David H. Koch Theater at … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE concludes its fall season with a program that flexes the company’s versatility

This past weekend, American Ballet Theatre concluded its fall season at the David H. Koch Theater with a program that flexed the company’s versatility. The evening commenced with the season’s … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Contemporary dance premieres from distinctive European choreographers: Christos Papadopoulos’ LARSEN C and Angelin Preljocaj’s GRAVITY

In recent weeks, fans of international contemporary dance have been treated to a slew of works from around the globe, namely Europe. Of particular note are two anticipated full-length creations … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE begins its fall season strongly with an all-Tharp bill and a satisfying retrospective

This past week at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center, American Ballet Theatre kicked off its fall season strongly with a pair of programs that highlighted the stylistic … Continue Reading →

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 →