December 5, 2015
“The Best Dance of 2015”
by Alastair Macaulay
“Ballet Breakaway: While New York City Ballet remains retro in some regards — see this year’s roster of exclusively white male choreographers — its dancers are taking on adventurous side projects. When Sara Mearns was given a residency at Jacob’s Pillow this fall, she invited the choreographer Jodi Melnick — who works outside the ballet world on a small, subtle scale — to make something new for her and two City Ballet colleagues. So far it’s just a sketch; let’s hope it keeps growing.”