It's always fascinating - and sometimes a little disquieting - when two first-rate critics violently disagree. Robert Gottlieb criticdisagreedisquiet Change image and share on social
Nothing is harder to create than brilliant comic ballets, except maybe brilliant full-evening comic ballets. Robert Gottlieb balletbrilliantcomic Change image and share on social
Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers. Robert Gottlieb balancecompanyconstant Change image and share on social
'Empty Moves' is elegantly and coolly inventive. Two pairs of dancers shadow each other in slow, deliberate rearrangements and manipulations of legs and torsos, only occasionally switching partners or breaking free of the formal patterning. Robert Gottlieb breakcoollydancer share on social
City Ballet has to develop choreographers of stature and a new approach to coaching before everything we value about it fades away and, in the great tradition of the Cheshire Cat, there's nothing left but Peter Martins' smile. Robert Gottlieb approachballetcat share on social
How can educated and sophisticated viewers react so differently to a work of art? Is it just Kulture Klash? No, since most of the time there's no Klash at all. On the occasions when we disagree, it may be because we're looking for different things in dance. Robert Gottlieb artdancedifferently share on social
'River of Light,' to a dense but powerful score commissioned from Charles Wuorinen and with ravishing lighting by Mark Stanley, has depth and resonance. Robert Gottlieb charlecommissiondense Change image and share on social
There's no point pretending that all of Martha Graham's pieces are equally strong. Robert Gottlieb equallygrahammartha Change image and share on social
I can almost always read a new manuscript overnight. Robert Gottlieb manuscriptovernightread Change image and share on social
Gelsey Kirkland has had more than her share of demons, as her two distressing memoirs - and her violently checkered career - attest. Robert Gottlieb attestcareerchecker Change image and share on social