New York City Ballet will not be returning to the David H. Koch Theater this fall, but the company’s coming digital season will culminate with performances of new dances by Pam Tanowitz, Jamar Roberts, Justin Peck, Sidra Bell and Andrea Miller. The commissioned ballets will be recorded outdoors in New York City and shared with audiences, one each night, from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31. “We couldn’t go a whole year without creating new works,” Jonathan Stafford, City Ballet’s artistic director, said in an interview. “The choreographers, I think, are really into the limitations,” said Wendy Whelan, the company’s associate artistic director. Programs will debut on YouTube, Facebook and the City Ballet website each Tuesday at 8 p.m. and remain available for a week.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2020 17:26 UTC