Who would have thought that a tap-dancing penguin would outpoint James Bond at the box office? And deserve to? Not that there’s anything wrong with Casino Royale. But Happy Feet—written and directed by George Miller—is a complete charmer, even if, in the way of most family fare, it can’t resist straying into the Inspirational. This Read More
We are progressing step by inexorable step through City Ballet’s current Diamond Project season—seven new ballets by seven choreographers. The first step, an Eliot Feld evening featuring a particularly feeble new solo, was a low point from which things had to improve, and they did. Next up was In Vento by Mauro Bigonzetti, whose work Read More
We are progressing step by inexorable step through City Ballet’s current Diamond Project season—seven new ballets by seven choreographers. The first step, an Eliot Feld evening featuring a particularly feeble new solo, was a low point from which things had to improve, and they did. Next up was In Vento by Mauro Bigonzetti, whose work Read More
There’s light at the end of the tunnel. Every cloud has a silver lining. It’s always darkest before the dawn. Take your pick-all the old adages apply to the New York City Ballet in its current state of confusion. Let’s get the “darkest” over with, so we can move on toward the end of the Read More
The biggest story at City Ballet this season wasn’t the Diamond Project-that was the saddest story; the biggest story was casting. An entire generation of dancers is fading or phasing out: Margaret Tracey into retirement (there’s a rumor that she mayteach;teach what?); Miranda Weese still out with a serious injury; Kyra Nichols only slowly coming Read More
