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 →

VIEWPOINTS – Story ballets then and now: ABT puts on a rock solid GISELLE and premieres Christopher Wheeldon’s THE WINTER’S TALE

Over the past few days, I was able to take in a pair of American Ballet Theatre’s full length story ballets — one representing the classic gold standard, the other … Continue Reading →

VIEWPOINTS – Where physical theater meets dance: The 7 Fingers’ PASSENGERS arrives at PAC NYC and PILOBOLUS returns to The Joyce

This past week, I took in a pair of shows from two athletic companies whose respective aesthetics reside at the intersection of physical theater and dance. Here are my thoughts … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Dance roundup: Wayne McGregor’s underrated WOOLF WORKS returns, PAUL TAYLOR lights up The Joyce stage

This past week found American Ballet Theatre’s summer season in full swing with the return of an underrated full length work at The Metropolitan Opera House. Additionally, Paul Taylor Dance … Continue Reading →

THE HANGOVER REPORT – Chloe Misseldine absolutely stuns in American Ballet Theatre’s traditional, well-worn production of SWAN LAKE

This week marks the commencement of American Ballet Theatre’s full length story ballet-driven summer season at The Metropolitan Opera. This year, the company has opted to launch into the run … Continue Reading →