dirac Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 A review of New York City Ballet by Mary Cargill for danceviewtimes.com. Quote Sara Mearns celebrated her return to NYCB (she has been out with an injury for several months) with a debut as the first violin in “Concerto Barocco”—she has danced the second violin many times. Her first appearance was greeted with spontaneous applause, which brought a small, fourth-wall breaking, smile of acknowledgment from her, a warmhearted, wonderful moment. Then she seemed to vanish into the music, and danced the pas de deux with a dramatic yet private intensity that made the stage disappear. Mearns gave her dancing a lyrical, musical flow (there are few who can make raising and lowering a leg so moving). Her attack did not have the sharpness or crystalline precision that some give the role, but her performance of the pas de deux went straight to the heart in one long, seamless breath. Russell Janzen partnered her with a dignified reticence, and his au naturel graying hair provided an extra layer of gravitas. Link to comment
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