There was a spirit of niceness to the new New York City Ballet works performed Saturday mat for the last time this season. I hadn’t seen them before. In Lauren Lovette’s For Clara, at one point the ensemble exits, leaving the lead woman onstage alone except for one last remaining ensemble figure, corps member Lars Nelson, who gets to show that he can do something beautiful by himself.
There were corps members featured as well in Peter Walker’s series of abruptly-blacking-out short takes, entitled ten in seven.
If you’re going to give company dancers a chance to choreograph, these were better than workshop quality. And complimentary to the company in the way they explored its resources.