A ray of light in a world filled with darkness--that is what NYCB is. And on every occasion the company presents Jerome Robbins' sublime, majestic The Goldberg Variations that light shines even brighter. Especially if the work is as lovingly performed as it was on Saturday evening by Ashley Bouder, Sterling Hyltin, and Sara Mearns (from all three of whom I have been accustomed to expect efforts of the highest caliber); Lauren Lovette, Emilie Gerrity, Anthony Huxley, Taylor Stanley, Daniel Applebaum, Joseph Gordon and twelve members of the corps in the Part I Variations; Jared Angle, Andrew Veyette, Tyler Angle, nineteen other members of the corps and two apprentices in the Part II Variations; Susan Walters at the piano; and, finally, Miriam
