Ballet ascends to unexpected levels in these three universal meditations of dance. Lila York’s popular Celts is a personal history of Ireland, blending Irish folk dancing with contemporary, set to traditional Irish music. In a complementary contrast, The Last Glass from Matthew Neenan features selections from Beirut, an indie rock band reinventing the sounds of Balkan and Eastern Europe. In another twist, piano solos from Philip Glass and Dustin O'Halloran augment
Alejandro Cerrudo’s choreography in Extremely Close.