Plainspoken

Plainspoken is a ballet made by principal dancer Benjamin Millepied on the Chamber Ensemble of New York City Ballet to eponymous music[1] commissioned from Pulitzer Prize winner David Lang. The premiere took place on Friday, August 6, 2010, at the Center for the Arts,[2] Jackson Hole, Wyoming; the NYCB premiere took place at the Fall gala on Thursday, October 7, at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. Costumes were designed by Karen Young.

Casts

Original

  • Sterling Hyltin
  • Teresa Reichlen
  • Jennie Somogyi
  • Janie Taylor
  • Tyler Angle
  • Amar Ramasar
  • Sébastien Marcovici
  • Jared Angle

Footnotes

  1. ^ G. Schirmer and Co.
  2. ^ Center for the Arts, in Jackson Hole

Reviews

  • NY Times by Alastair Macaulay, October 9, 2010
  • Wall Street Journal by Robert Greskovic, October 14, 2010
  • NY Times by Roslyn Sulcas, October 17, 2010

Articles

  • NY Times by Chelsea Zalopany, October 8, 2010