City Ballet: Polaris; The Blue of Distance; Common Ground; New Blood; and Jeux
It was a night of new and fashionable works at New York City Ballet. Four of the five works on the program were part of the Fall Gala, which, once again, saw choreographers collaborate with fashion designers, bringing couture to the ballet. First up was Polaris , the Myles Thatcher ballet set to a William Walton score, and featuring costumes by Zuhair Murad . This is a beautiful, romantic piece. Tiler Pick shines like the star she is, at times looking for her way, with an assist from the always terrific Craig Hall , and sometimes leading the small ensemble, like the North Star. Murad's costumes are gorgeous, a fabulous translation of Murad's runway and red carpet gowns to ballet. Next came The Blue of Distance , Robert Binet 's ballet that uses Maurice Ravel music and new costumes designed by Hanako Maeda of ADEAM . This almost feels like a variation on Polaris , except set underwater. The women's costumes look like they have fish scales. Throughout it ...