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NYCB puts the Art in Smart – 2/12
It was one of those quintessential, Manhattan-cool, this-is-why-we're-the-Dance-Capital-of-the-World evenings. The first of three 2015 Art Nights at New York City Ballet was an evening of off-the-charts dancing for an audience of laid back, trendy…
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Twyla Tharp 50th Anniversary Tour
Well, this is exciting! Twyla Tharp and twelve dancers are hitting the road in September for a 15-city tour of brand new work that wraps up at Lincoln Center on November 22. The burning…
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observations 2/5
Guest dancer Denys Nedak has been needlessly imported by ABT to be Paloma Herrera's partner during the premiere week of Sleeping Beauty in Orange County in March. What a shame ABT wouldn't give Alex…
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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…