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Wheeldon and Pyres at NYCB
When the math doesn’t workArriving at our blessed $38 seats for our first view of Christopher Wheeldon’s new “abstract” work for New York City Ballet entitled From You Within Me, we were met by a front scrim…
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NYCB Week Two
Sometimes patchy but mostly passionateThere are some patches in the garden that need to be filled in. The NYC Department of Parks should pay more attention to our iconic azalea garden in Damrosch Park and…
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observations 4/25
We think we predicted this some years back. If Sara Mearns was going to get a Juliet, it would probably be Ratmansky's. And yes, it will be so. On June 16th in Toronto, Sara…
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NYCB 4/20
Well now they’re just plain showing off . . .. . . the azaleas in Damrosch Park, that is. It's not that there wasn't some of that going on last night at NYCB, too. Terrific debuts, a long anticipated return, and…
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NYCB opens the spring season with high spirits — and an occasional sputter
Not everyone was in full bloom last night at the opening performance of NYCB's spring season, but we balletomanes didn't care. Spring season always starts with peeks at new growth; it doesn't start…
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NYCB 75th Anniversary Season 2023-2024
OMG! This is how ya bankrupt the balletomanes. . .We're literally fainting over the fall season. There are so many different programs that will bring such joy to the faithful and so much opportunity for so many dancers to shine. We may end…