New York City Ballet: All-Balanchine
After 58 years out of the repertory, Balanchine’s Pithoprakta, pieced together from incomplete film recordings and Suzanne Farrell’s memory, gives a lot to talk about
New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet: Modern Masters
George Balanchine’s La Source (with Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia) and The Four Temperaments, and Jerome Robbins’ The Concert
New York City Ballet: Eclectic NYCB
Three ballets, very different in style and mood: Christopher Wheeldon’s Continuum, Alexei Ratmansky’s Solitude, George Balanchine’s Bourrée Fantasque
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreographers
The new works that premiered at this year’s Fall Fashion Gala, including Jennifer Archibald’s terrific Shared Rain, alongside two from previous years
New York City Ballet: Donizetti Variations, Ballade, Swan Lake
A pleasing, if unexciting evening. While nicely danced, it would be fair to say that none of the three ballets are out of Balanchine’s top drawer.
New York City Ballet: Square Dance, Episodes, Western Symphony
Square Dance, bright and playful; Episodes, cool, detached and often regarded as Balanchine at his most abstract, and the fun Western Symphony
Diversity is the big winner at the National Dance Awards 2024
Best Male Dancer jointly awarded to Tommy Franzén (hip hop) and Aakash Odedra (kathak), with both also winning performance awards.
Gala de Danza, celebrating dance and all the arts comes to London
June 25 and 26 sees the first London edition of Gala de Danza. David Mead looks ahead to the event with founder and producer Christina Lyon
National Dance Awards nominations announced
The Royal Ballet tops the shortlists with eleven nominations, followed by seven for English National Ballet
New York City Ballet: All-Peck
Everywhere We Go is a ballet that’s never forgets its classical roots, but ballet that’s also very ‘of today.’ The sort of ballet that makes you want to return.
New York City Ballet: Contemporary Choreography
Tiler Peck’s Concerto for Two Pianos is an absolute delight. The intelligently structured choreography is as highly-skilled as the dancing