“He’s always used Jerome Robbins as a reference,” said art dealer David Kordansky to a small gathering of people gathered outside the entrance to the Kitchen in Chelsea last night. Mr. Kordansky was giving this impromptu sidewalk chat after the performance that occurred in conjunction with artist Elad Lassry’s solo exhibition “Untitled (Presence).” “His first film was based on Balanchine’s Agon.”

The performance last night, which involved 10 dancers from the New York City Ballet and the American Ballet Theater, was the third and last to be staged at the Kitchen with the exhibition. And while the show involved dancers doing dance-like gestures that sometimes felt familiar, it wasn’t exactly a dance. And not everyone knew what to expect. Read More