Stepping into the Balanchine-Stravinsky Continuum

“Ecarte, all of you!” choreographer Silas Farley called out, showing position she asked, extending an extremely long arm (6 feet-5 tall), tilting her shoulders, head and neck to the side, and curling her hand up decoratively. “This much!” The New York Ballet dancers’ new dance embellished the movement with this detail, as she enthusiastically told …