Bright Lights

Live Arts Global (December 17-22) and State of Darkness (December 13-January 10) Jerry Hochman   As dark and dismal as 2020 has been, her…

American Ballet Theatre: Six Promotions, and One Puzzlement

American Ballet Theatre: Six Promotions and One Puzzlement Jerry Hochman For those who’ve been on another planet for the past week, on September …

Deferred Debuts, and Deferred Reviews

American Ballet Theatre's Deferred  2020 Role Debuts; Reviews of Skylar Brandt's Giselle and Sarah Lane's Odette/Odile May 28, 2020 Jerry Ho…

American Ballet Theatre: Three Beauties, Two Swans, and a Bell

American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, New York June 25 and 26 afternoon; July 1, 2, 3 afternoon, and 5, 2019 …

American Ballet Theatre: A Breath of Fresh Eyre

[This review is an expansion of a review initially published in CriticalDance's "First Impressions" section shortly after the referenced June 6 perform…

The Tenant: Ode to Madness

  The Tenant The Joyce Theater New York, New York November 6, 2018 (opening night) Jerry Hochman When I attend a dance performance t…

Don Quixote, Whipped Cream, and ABT Met 2018: US Ballet Soars

[no performance photographs for the Don Quixote role debuts referenced in the review below are available] American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Oper…

ABT Met 2018: Makarova’s Magnificent La Bayadère

[pending receipt of performance photographs] American Ballet Theatre Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, New York May 30 evening…

American Ballet Theatre: Three Blockbusters, Four Blockbuster Performances

Metropolitan Opera House Lincoln Center New York, New York June 17, 21, 22 afternoon, 23, 29 afternoon and evening, July 1, 2016 Swan Lake, Romeo…