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ABT 7/11
Swan Lake shockerIt’s not easy to shock ole Haglund in Swan Lake. But Tuesday night’s ABT performance stirred up the lake's tranquility when Hee Seo sculled through an Act III Odile that actually crested above…
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ABT Like Water For Chocolate 6/27
It just depends on what you’re hungry for. Really.There was a time when ABT’s audience members did not frequently go to NYCB performances, and vice versa, because they were hungry for different things. ABT’s audience feasted on the big…
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observations 5/24
This should enrage the American Woke Folks who dedicate themselves to wiping out Petipa's masterpiece. Vladimir Malakhov is taking his re-imagining of Petipa's La Bayadere into Asia. That's right, Ukrainian-Russian Malakhov is…
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NYCB 5/10
Here she is – better late than never!Our little pink renegade in the red Azalea Corps de Ballet of Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park has appeared at last. Seemingly always late getting to the stage, she didn't show up this year…
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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…