Wendy Whelan is so lithe and graceful that she dances like a breath of air. Every time I watch her dance I am simply mesmerized (particularly with her signature performance in the Christopher Wheeldon ballet after the rain). Last night, I had the great pleasure of seeing her in Alexei Ratmansky's new piece Concerto DSCH. I am not always a fan of Ratmansky's choreography but the new piece was wonderful. Wendy Whelan and Tyler Angle (substituting for an absent Benjamin Millepied) had such beautiful, tender pas de deux moments while Ashley Bouder, Gonzolo Garcia and Joquin De Luz were given the opportunity to show off their amazing spinning/jumping technical skills while lending a comic air to the piece. It had the right balance of everything - playfulness, romance, beauty, fine music, outstanding dancers - who could ask for anything more?
The rest of the program was also fun - Wheeldon's Rocco Variations and Bigonzetti's Oltremare from the winter season certainly held up to a repeat viewing although Martins' River of Light was a bit much. The special award of the night though had to go to Amar Ramasar - he had prominent roles in the Bigonzetti, Martins and Ratmansky pieces and was outstanding in each one. I very much look forward to seeing him dance more in the future!
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