But in a culture where choreographers are pressured to create within standard formats – 30 minutes for a triple-bill piece, 60-90 minutes or more for a full evening's work – I think we're missing the point of the very short work, its zest and its challenge.
I thought of this Thursday night, when Danspace Project presented Burr Johnson's first full evening of work.
Where was the money to commission a full evening of work like one I choreographed last year in Holland?
Set to "Symphony No. 9" by Shostakovich, it will be the first part of a full evening of work that Mr. Ratmansky will choreograph to music by this composer, due to have its premiere during the company's spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House.
I became one of the few performance artists who made full evening-length work as opposed to the smaller club work I had done and most performance artists did in the 1980's.
It's the first chance to see a full evening of her work in New York City since the winter of 2009, when "Fanfare," a gossamer collaboration with the artist Burt Barr, made its debut.
The Royal Ballet pays tribute to McGregor's first decade as the company's resident choreographer, with a full evening devoted to his work.
The first part, Barbarians in Love, was previewed at the Wells earlier this year and admirers of Shechter choreography will be hoping that the full evening will lift his work back to the level of productions like Political Mother.
A full-evening work with 14 dancers and students?
The full-evening work comprises three movements: Emeralds, Rubies and Diamonds.
The full-evening work is set to an original electronic score by Scott Marshall.
