Resonances
Thoughts on the way we see art in times of trouble
My latest for The Hudson Review, which includes passages on "Flower Festival in Genzano," Ratmansky's "Firebird," and Mark Morris's "Via Dolorosa," all of which felt particularly resonant in this fraught time we are living in: "What struck me most watching the performances at New York City Ballet in January was the way the characters depicted by the two dancers treated each other: the tenderness, the delight in each other’s presence, the warmth....Tomash, on loan from the Royal Danish Ballet since last fall, is...a dancer who watches, listens, and responds to his partners, and who interprets the steps, always suggesting a situation or story that can be expressed through them. At the same time, he remains himself, or at least a version of himself: affable, relaxed, open, curious:
https://hudsonreview.com/2026/05/dancing-in-new-york-resonances/
I feel like our times might be less fraught if more of the powers-that-be had the depth to see and understand the symbolism in performances like these. Thank you for writing this, Marina.