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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…
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observations 9-24
Oh, dear. It appears that Zachary Catazaro has been replaced for his Siegfried debut in both Swan Lake performances at NYCB this week and next. Here's hoping that it's not anything serious. Andrew Vyette…
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New York City Ballet 9/22
Swan Lake ExpressIt’s one of those things that we’ve been living with for a while – like a bad tooth that can still give a good chew. This streamlined Swan Lake conceived almost 20 years ago…
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Ballet Traffic Advisory
Toward the latter part of next week there will be lots of important debuts at New York City Ballet which many will not want to miss. Pope Francis is debuting here, too, at the…