Saturday, May 13

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A review of New York City Ballet by Leigh Witchel for dancelog.nyc.

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There have been a changes to Peter Martins’ production, which is now over three decades old. A deliberate one is that the names of Aurora’s partners, who used to be the Princes of Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, are now stripped of their titles and realms in the program. Their costumes were also slightly changed, removing any ethnic hints – turbans or furs – to become just compass points, North, South, East, West. That was a minor design element added by either Martins or the costume designer, Patricia Zipprodt. It was a harmless change, but also peripheral enough to wonder why it needed the proactive effort and cost.