Mr. Forsythe disregards many conventions of ballet. The movement can be initiated from any part of the body, as it bends, bends and curves; the range of motion is both extremely extensive and detailed to the small point. At the start of the ballet, three dancers perform one of its most basic steps: a tendu, […]
M. Millepied’s “Sarabande” is a very different work, but it also communicates something of the dancer’s experience. Four men (Tadayoshi Kokeguchi, Alexis Bourbeau, Adrien Delépine, Mathieu Rouvière — all terrific) move on to the Allemande and Sarabande from the Partita in A minor for flute, and to excerpts from the Sonatas and Partitas for solo […]
Although it’s only been three years since he retired as Principal Dancer of New York City Ballet, Mr. Millepied has been a force of nature in the dance world for quite some time. Handsome, with dark hair, blue eyes and, quite often, a shadow of a beard, he is also articulate, focused and persuasive, with […]