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Mariinsky Ballet – Chopin: Dances for Piano 1/24
It has been a long time, if ever, since Haglund has sat through an entire evening of ballet during which the musical responsibility fell to a single piano. Two pianos, yes, but a single…
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NYCB on Balanchine’s birthday
Even better with ageDon’t forget to save time to wander around the Dustin Yellin exhibit on the Promenade Level at New York City Ballet. The artistry in each glass cabinet is developed a little bit like the…
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NYCB – A Night for Fine Art 1/20
NYCB's Art Series got off to a fine start tonight. The exhibit by Dustin Yellin is fantastic. Large glass cases contain marvelous sculptures made out of trash and other stuff you might see in…
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Mariinsky Ballet – Swan Lake 1/16
Several times during Friday evening’s Swan Lake in which Ulyana Lopatkina danced the role of Odette/Odile, Haglund wondered whether the performance had been photoshopped. The degree of perfection in terms of – well, let’s…
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Royal Ballet @ Lincoln Center June 23-28
And we're getting a fabulous mixed bill instead of the Don Q that the company is taking to Washington DC and Chicago, says NYT. How perfect of the Royal Ballet, how considerate, and how…
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Joyce Theater, Chelsea
Royal Danish Ballet Principals & Soloists – 1/13Lots of people in the world are fortunate enough to see great ballet but we in New York really take the cake. Where else can one see, in a single week, the best Bournonville…