“Fandango,” “Bloom,” “Where We Dwell”
Roman Mejia, Tiler Peck and Herman Cornejo, Ayodele Casel
Fall For Dance – Program 5
New York City Center
New York, NY
October 23, 2021
by Marianne Adams
copyright © 2021 by Marianne Adams
The last program of this year’s Fall For Dance Festival looked back in looking ahead. Alexei Ratmansky’s 2010 work “Fandango” was presented in a restaging on a male dancer form, Justin Peck’s new work “Bloom” drew heavily on George Balanchine’s iconic “Tchaikovsky Pas De Deux,” and the world premiere of Ayodele Casel’s tap extravaganza “Where We Dwell” looked to historically American themes in dance and music, adjusting them for the times.
Photo of Tiler Peck and Herman Cornejo in “Bloom.” Photo © Stephanie Berger.