Year in Review
To paraphrase The Cranberries, everybody else is doing it, so why can’t I? Herein, I take my Year in Review list to 11 (because it goes to 11). This list (presented in alphabetical order) represents my favorite arts and current events goings on of the year, and beyond the 11 I’ve included some honorable mentions, pieces that were great but didn’t quite make the “favorite” cut. All Wheeldon Night at NYC Ballet : An extraordinary night of ballet, City Ballet's first-ever night of ballet devoted to neither founding choreographer was a success. In Wheeldon's choreography, we see traces of both Balanchine and Robbins, as well as what is possible when exceptional dance is paired with an all-encompassing vision. Not to mention that the three pieces, Les Carillons (a world premiere), Polyphonia (his breakthrough work) and DGV: Danse a Grande Vitesse (a New York premiere) were exquisite. The 2013 Spring Gala will mark another Wheeldon world premiere, and I can't...