Written by Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times , 1984: "What could any choreographer nowadays do with imagery of Ancient Greece that would not look like a cliché? Jerome Robbins supplied the answer at the State Theater with beauty and subtlety Thursday night in the world premiere of his "Antique Epigraphs" for the New York City Ballet. "Rarefied in tone but immediate in resonance, ‘Antique Epigraphs’ is, above all, a work rich in associations. Some of these pertaining to the musi

Stephanie Saland, Simon Schumacher, Helene Alexopolous, Jerri Kumery, Kyra Nichols, Maria Calegari, Victoria Hall, Florence Ftizgerald. Photo by Martha Swioe, 1984. Anna Kisselgoff, New York Times , 1984 “The curtain rises on eight women, standing in profile in single file to the right of the audience. The azure blue surface of a bright Aegean Sea or its dazzling southern sky  dominates the opening moment, introducing this Hellenic world of the imagination. “The all-female ca

To watch my 80-minute lecture on Red Angels, featuring demonstrations by Mira Nadon and violinist Mary Rowell, click here . Wendy Whelan....

Cast of Glass Pieces Photo by Martha Swope, 1988 New York Public Library “Glass Pieces is stunning, When it opens with 36 dancers in...

Ulysses Dove's ballet "Red Angels" had its premiere at NYCB in 1994. The next day, Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times proclaimed that...