"Divertimento No. 15", "Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux", "Carnival of the Animals"
New York City Ballet
David H. Koch Theater
Lincoln Center
New York, New York
February 14, 2025
by Mary Cargill
copyright © 2025 by Mary Cargill
This evening’s performance began with two of Balanchine’s gloriously classical works, the celestial “Divertimento No. 15” to Mozart and the whipped cream “Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux” and ended with anthropomorphic animals of Christopher Wheeldon’s “Carnival of the Animals”; both the opening and closing ballets were stuffed with some of NYCB’s most intriguing dancers. The audience seemed very happy, though some did seem to be confused by the pause between the first two works, and their rushed returns did disturb the opening of the pas de deux.
New York City Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon's "Carnival of the Animals" © Erin Baiano