Christopher Wheeldon
Kerr-Plunk! Wheeldon’s Debut Falls Short of the Hype
Paul Kolnik
Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall in Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses at City Center.
What have we New Yorkers learned from our first exposure to Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet company, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company? read more »
As the Bird Turns: Nightingale Ballet Warbles, Wobbles
MIRA
Wendy Whelan in The Nightingale and the Rose.
Choreographer Cristopher Wheeldon’s latest effort is visually arresting but thin; plus, Gelsey Kirkland wakes up Sleeping Beauty. read more »
Diamond Project Appraised: Still Only Semiprecious
Paul Kolnik
Jennie Somogyi and S
We are progressing step by inexorable step through City Ballet’s current Diamond Project seaso read more »
Royal High Jinks at City Center; Peter Martins' Minor Morsels
“You gotta get a gimmick,” Stephen Sondheim instructed us in Gypsy, and the guys behind Kings of read more »
Royal High Jinks at City Center; Peter Martins’ Minor Morsels
Stefano Paltera, courtesy of orange county performing arts center
Nikolay Tsiskaridze in Roland Petit
“You gotta get a gimmick,” Stephen Sondheim instructed us in Gypsy, and the guys behind read more »
Wheeldon Waxing Romantic; City Ballet Missing the Mark
Paul Kolnik
Wendy Whelan and S
The mystery of Christopher Wheeldon deepens. read more »
Gala Offers Slim Pickings, Capped by Wheeldon's Weakest
You've heard of feast or famine? read more »
The Interminable Centenary, A Jumble of Highs and Lows
The Balanchine centenary celebrations at City Ballet lurch on-we're now one-third of the way through read more »
The Unbearable Emptiness Of Truly Bad New Ballets
Tolstoy may be right about happy and unhappy families, but in ballet it works the opposite way: All read more »
City Ballet, Balanchine And a Legacy Imperiled
What's wrong? Why do Balanchine's ballets grow fainter by the season? read more »
