by Gigi | Dec 13, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The December 5, 2021 Saturday matinee performance featured Noelani Pantastico as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Christopher D’Ariano as her cavalier. Michael Jinsoo Lin provided the expert solo violin. D’Ariano’s been given a lot of opportunities in the past year,... by Gigi | Nov 25, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
Ulysses Dove’s Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven features Arvo Pärt’s music—the bell ringing is chilling. The overhead lighting is ominous, and the dancers, in sleek unitards, greys and whites, are conspicuous, exposed. Dove’s dance, complete with motifs, such as... by Gigi | Oct 11, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The October 8, 2021 evening program opened with La Valse, a showcase for many of the New York City Ballet dancers, set to Balanchine’s lyrical choreography and Maurice Ravel’s ominous score in timeless costumes of Karinska—burgundies, blacks, whites. Kudos to Lauren... by Gigi | Oct 10, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The October 2 matinee program of New York City Ballet, conducted by Andrew Litton, featured two very recent works (both having premiered September 30, 2021) by Andrea Miller and Sidra Bell. They are their first live pieces (both choreographers created ballets for New... by Gigi | Oct 9, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
The September 25 evening program of the New York City Ballet’s fall season opened with Opus 19/The Dreamer, set to Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, the composer’s first violin concerto and often referred to as “music in technicolor.” So, too, Jerome... by Gigi | Oct 8, 2021 | Dance, Finding Balance blog
New York City Ballet’s Serenade opened its September 25 matinee. Over 85 years since its first performance, the high points remain the same—the captivating formations, thrilling lifts, dizzying piqué turns en menage. And so, Tchaikovsky’s opening strings,...
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