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NYCB 10/2 – Split decision
When Balanchine was still alive and in the several years following his death, it was pretty much universally agreed that people didn’t care for most of the choreography by Peter Martins. Some were even…
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NYCB – Gala 9/30
First some atmosphere from last night. It seems that there was a little bit of a South Pacific theme in play: Over the past few seasons we have learned to manage our expectations…
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World Ballet Day has started
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Inquiring minds want to know
Where are all the black ballet critics at the New York Times? Where are all the black critics for the classical arts at the New York Times? Why is Dance Magazine’s editorial staff six…
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observations 9-29
"Please turn off your cell phones and other electronic devices unless you are wearing a court-ordered electronic monitoring device on your ankle." We wonder if the usual pre-curtain announcement at New York City Ballet…
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observations 9-25
Yuriko Kajiya has been chosen as one of Time Magazine's Next Generation Leaders. Watch this video and read the accompanying article in which Yuriko describes the obstacles that she had to overcome to achieve…