Ballet Hispanico is far from Irish, and, though it has strong dancers, its Spanishness has always left me unconvinced. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Neverwhere,’ by Benjamin Millepied, is set to his favorite composer, Nico Muhly. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
What guarantees – or at least semi-guarantees – good ballets is good choreographers, and they are thin on the ground. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
After all these years of saying the same thing about the Alvin Ailey company – terrific dancers, awful repertory – I’m finally accepting the inevitable: I’m not going to change my mind, and they’re not going to change their ways. And why should they, given their juggernaut success all over the world? Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
The Leaves Are Fading’ had something of a vogue when Antony Tudor made it in 1975, largely because of Gelsey Kirkland’s ravishing performance. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Eclipse’ is a concept piece, and its concept centers on 36 large light bulbs strung from above in a geometrical pattern and at different heights, some of them at times down below the dancers’ chest level. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
Wayne McGregor’s ‘Dyad 1929’ is a good example of this capable British choreographer’s work. Robert Gottlieb Read Quote
