    | Published: February 11, 2019 Category: review By Rachel Straus, Musical America February 11, 2019 The components of the Balanchine-Stravinsky Greek-themed trilogy Apollo (1928), Orpheus (1948) and Agon (1957) are infrequently seen together, perhaps because the middle ballet is not an outright crowd pleaser. But the sum of the whole is greater than its parts. Seen side by side, these works provide […] Published: September 24, 2012 Category: reviewBy Rachel Straus Photo by Paul Kolnick: Robert Fairchild in “Apollo” NEW YORK – Opening night of New York City Ballet’s fall season on Sept. 18 launched the company’s two-week homage to the groundbreaking collaboration between Stravinsky and legendary choreographer George Balanchine. The season runs through Sept. 30, with twelve Balanchine ballets to […] Published: October 24, 2011 Category: reviewBy Rachel Straus NEW YORK — Suzanne Farrell is hailed for her staging of George Balanchine’s ballets. So it was with great anticipation that the Suzanne Farrell Ballet was greeted at the Joyce Theater on Oct. 20 for its six-day, sold-out run. The company, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary, began as a series of […] Published: May 9, 2011 Category: reviewBy Rachel Straus NEW YORK — Not a tutu or jewel-encrusted bodice was in sight at New York City Ballet’s opening night, May 3 in the former New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. The dancers wore the minimum — leotard and tights — but delivered the maximum, forming configurations of crystalline complexity as created […] |
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