The Shock Of the Old Repertory

"Firebird" with Jonathan Stafford and Teresa Reichlen. Photograph: Julieta Cervantes

Alastair Macaulay 7/17/12 Alastair Macaulay 7/17/12

A New Work That’s Steeped in the Classic, but Still Individual

New York City Ballet Sean Suozzi in “In Creases,” by Justin Peck, which had its premiere at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday; at the pianos were Elaine Chelton and Alan Moverman. Photograph: Paul Kolnik

Alastair Macaulay 5/14/12 Alastair Macaulay 5/14/12

A Company Caught in a Crucible of Challenges Rises to the Occasion

Alexei Ratmansky’s “Russian Seasons”, danced by New York City Ballet. Photograph: Julieta Cervantes.

Alastair Macaulay 3/3/11 Alastair Macaulay 3/3/11

Ashton and de Valois

Alastair Macaulay 10/7/10 Alastair Macaulay 10/7/10

Luminaries and Hopefuls Join to Ensure Choreography’s Future

Justin Peck used members of the School of American Ballet for his “Tales of a Chinese Zodiac,” set to music by Sufjan Stevens, on Saturday at the New York Choreographic Institute’s presentation. Photograph: Julieta Cervantes

Alastair Macaulay 5/19/09 Alastair Macaulay 5/19/09

Even Together, Alone: An Ethos of Soloism and Independence

Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Rashaun Mitchell danced (with art by Imi Knoebel in the background) at Dia: Beacon, in the Cunningham company's final Beacon Events. Photograph: Andrea Mohin.

Alastair Macaulay 12/9/08 Alastair Macaulay 12/9/08

In the Cunningham Dimension, Multiplicities in Time and Space

Brandon Collwes, left, of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, performed on one of five stages arranged around a large space at Dia: Beacon. (A second can be seen at right.) Stephanie Berger

Alastair Macaulay 11/18/08 Alastair Macaulay 11/18/08

So Many ‘Nutcrackers,’ So Little Time

New York City Ballet at the start of the Waltz of the Flowers. Photograph: Paul Kolnik.

Alastair Macaulay 5/26/08 Alastair Macaulay 5/26/08

A World of Glacial Movements, Tense With Emotions

Alastair Macaulay 5/3/08 Alastair Macaulay 5/3/08

A Tribute to Robbins and His Artistic Partners, Past and Present

Alastair Macaulay 5/1/08 Alastair Macaulay 5/1/08

Step Right Up, Kids (and Thank the Dance Gods You’re Not Elephants)

Alastair Macaulay 4/27/08 Alastair Macaulay 4/27/08

Robbins’s Legacy of Anguish and Exuberance

Alastair Macaulay 4/24/08 Alastair Macaulay 4/24/08

Four New Works, With Three From a Different Species

Mark Morris’s “Joyride”, danced by the San Francisco Ballet. Photograph: Liz Hafalia.

Alastair Macaulay 4/21/08 Alastair Macaulay 4/21/08

Radiant Line of Russian Style Energized in a Triplet of Balanchines

Kirov Ballet with Ekaterina Kondaurova and the company in Balanchine's "Rubies," set to music by Stravinsky, at City Center.. Photograph: Andrea Mohin.