Swan Lake

American Ballet Theatre. June 18th at the Met Opera House.

Swan Lake. My favorite moments: The black swan scene between Devon Teuscher and Cory Stearns. Pas de Trois by Katherine Williams, Catherine Hurlin, and Blaine Hoven.

Broadway Bares

Broadway Bares. June 17th at Hammerstein Ballroom.

Stripping for a good cause! Kudos to the many dancers who put on a spectacular show and helped raise $1,875,090 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Friends, the Musical Parody

Friends the Musical Parody. June 6th at the St. Luke’s Theatre.

The shows poster reads: “You’ll laugh so hard that your face will hurt!” 😂

And indeed I laughed so hard that my face hurt. 😂😂😂

A must-see for anyone calling themselves a Friends fan!

Harlequinade

American Ballet Theatre at the Met Opera House.

A fun night with the new production, Harlequinade.

Coppelia

New York City Ballet. June 2nd at the Koch Theater.

Tonight’s Coppelia is my favorite program of this year’s NYCB season!!! Ashley Boulder is absolutely gorgeous as Swanilda.

La Bayadère

American Ballet Theater. May 30th at the Met Opera House.

Tonight’s La Bayadère featured a stunning cast: Gorgeous dancing by Skylar Brandt as Gamzatti, Sarah Lane as Nikiya, and wonderful air time by Herman Cornejo.

Classic NYCB

New York City Ballet. May 29th at the Koch Theater.

My favorite of the night goes to “Not Our Fate” by Lauren Lovette. The piece showing the relationships between five couples (including same-sex couples) was emotional and moving. I love Lauren’s distinctive movement vocabulary: the way the dancers jumped, the way they turned and twirled, and the curved paths in the air that the dancers went through during assisted lifts. The piece feels dynamic. Everything is evolving. Nothing is ever straight. Altogether, the dancers filled the stage with tangled stories and their innermost desires for love.

Firebird

American Ballet Theatre. May 26th at the Met Opera House.

Misty Copeland reprised her role as the Firebird, when the show first opened last season. I also loved Cassie Trenary‘s wonderful dancing and gorgeous expressions as the Maiden.

We were also treated to AfterRite by Wayne McGregor. This is the third choreography that I saw within the past year, set to the dramatic music “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky. The other two were Pina Bausch’s and Martha Graham’s creations. It was interesting to see a different interpretation of the music.