| Martins's two short ballets, both to John Adams music, are unabashed make-work. |
| The piece abounds in quotations from Balanchine's leotard ballets, as the master's abstract works are called because of their stark costuming. |
| Balanchine thought ballets were like butterflies that could not be kept from one generation to the next. |
| Allan Tung brought his rich background in music and theater to create a wide spectrum of beautiful ballets. |
| Neumeier is an amazingly creative choreographer, and premieres about two new ballets every season. |
| This is not to say that it is a great ballet or even one that is in the top ten of short Bintley ballets but it is a good ballet. |
