| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 3-May-2013 Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater | New York City Ballet's evening with Jerome Robbins |
From lifelong fans to the previously uninitiated, New York City Ballet’s All Robbins program was designed to make the whole house cheer. Jerome Robbins’ (1918–98) work on Broadway and in ballet made him a revered artist in both circles. Few others were ever able to achieve such crossover success. Robbins’ choreography anticipates the viewers’ desires, providing humor, excitement and beauty in just the right mix.Read full review... | |
| 15-May-2012 Lincoln Center: David H Koch Theater | New York City Ballet Tries Something Old, Something New |
This season New York City Ballet unveiled two entirely new ballets by choreographers Peter Martins and Benjamin Millepied. Both world premieres took place during the NYCB’s spring gala earlier this month and were reprised Tuesday night for an eager, if not as impressively dressed, audience.
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| 12-May-2011 Boston Opera House | Balanchine and Robbins at Boston Ballet |
If you "don't get” ballet, you may be thinking too hard. In the words of one friend who went to see Boston Ballet's Balanchine/Robbins program with me on opening night, “you look past it and it appears.” While many ballets tell a story or convey a theme, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins encourage us to appreciate beauty for the sake of beauty. We don't try to understand a moonrise, after all.
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