review of Kansas City Ballet by Hilary Stroh for Bachtrack.
It’s always interesting to have a line-up of seven never-before-seen works on the program, as we did last night at Kansas City Ballet’s annual showcase of contemporary ballet, New Moves. How do we prepare ourselves for the unfamiliar? I remember reading a line from a well-known interior designer to the effect that one should always include at least one antique in a space because it grounds everything else. I feel much the same way when watching contemporary ballet.