Helene

I don't think that classifying Kylian's work as "neo-classical" is by any means universal. In fact, many of us here disagree with that classification. We do not doubt that many of his works are performed by great ballet companies, but many great ballet companies also perform works of many non-classical -- neo or otherwise -- choreographers, including modern choreographers like Paul Taylor and Merce Cunningham. One look at Week 3 of next year's PNB "Celebrate Seattle Festival" will attest to this.As Leigh said, this has little to do with whether we like or dislike Kylian's opus or individual works. I once drove took a precious vacation day and drove for four hours each way over a 15-hour period in order to see Les Grands Ballet Canadiens perform Sinfonietta, a work that I love. But I would not classify it as a neo-classical ballet.