Jake Roxander’s soaring Puck in “The Dream” was the highlight of American Ballet Theater’s final two programs this fall, the first season programmed by Susan Jaffe.
Christopher Wheeldon’s “Like Water for Chocolate” is a new kind of endeavor for the company: a full-length work based on a contemporary novel and popular film.
She danced with Nureyev and dazzled audiences during her 18 years with American Ballet Theater. She later went on to a five-decade career as an admired teacher.