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NYCB – New Combinations 2/4
We can imagine Peter Martins tactfully saying to Justin Peck, “This may not be a good idea” when Peck proposed to choreograph a ballet to Aaron Copland’s Rodeo that was composed specifically for and…
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observations 2/2
Best Super Bowl commercial featured the handsome Ballet Arizona in a 30-second spot for First National Bank of Arizona. –––––––––– Thanks to the sharp-eyed Haglund'eeler, Dave, who alerted us to this Day in…
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NYCB – A Standard Setting Afternoon – 1/31 mat
During Symphony in C at Saturday’s matinee, it appeared that much of the audience might die from happiness. People were gasping and shaking their heads in disbelief as Ashley Bouder illuminated one musical phrase…
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NYCB 1/29
Concerto Broke-oh & The Goldberg VariationsNew York City Ballet’s All Bach program of Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco and Jerome Robbins’ The Goldberg Variations opened last evening with a mix of inspired and flat dancing. Concerto Barocco, which was led by…
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observations 1/30
ABT slipped another guest artist's name into the spring Met schedule without even so much as a whisper of an announcement. Denys Nedak will dance in Veronika Part's La Bayadere. Still unannounced are The…
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observations 1/28
According to Sputnik news source, this week the Mariinsky Ballet will discuss with the Kennedy Center the programing plans for its 2016 visit which Yury Fateev said would occur around the same time next…