Review: OSCAR Is Ballet's Next Chapter
David Hallberg last stood on the New York City Center stage as a dancer, giving his farewell performance to an empty house during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week he returned as artistic director of The Australian Ballet, which is in America for the first time in 15 years with Oscar, a new story ballet that premiered in 2024. On opening night October 9th, Hallberg told the audience his focus is “spiriting the ne…