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Chase Finlay: New York City Ballet’s Newest Apollo
Chase Finlay and Sterling Hyltin in "Apollo" Apollo is, for many reasons, one of George Balanchine’s most important ballets. For starters, it’s the oldest one that survives, dating from 1928, when a...
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Robert Fairchild & Chase Finlay: A Tale of Two Apollos at New York City Ballet
Robert Fairchild in "Apollo." Photograph by Paul Kolnik Two competing qualities define the title character of George Balanchine’s Apollo: youthfulness and godliness. The ballet is a portrait of a...
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The Five Best Performances of Fall for Dance 2011
New York City Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon's "Polyphonia." Photograph by Paul Kolnik Fall for Dance is a true treasure. Where else can you see 20 works in a span of 10 days, danced by companies from...
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Year in Review: The Top 10 Dance Moments of 2011
This was only my second year watching dance, but it was a productive and deeply satisfying one: I’ve logged 112 performances (with three more scheduled) and have watched more than a few dance films....
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Romanticism, Balanchine Style: Two Tchaikovsky Triple-Bills at New York City...
Sara Mearns, center, and Company in George Balanchine’s “Serenade.” Photograph by Paul Kolnik. Serenade, the first ballet George Balanchine made in America, is different every time I see it. It’s a...
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