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NYCB 10/9 — Waiting for Ratmansky
Beckett told Haglund to revisit Voices, an experimental effort by Alexei Ratmansky for New York City Ballet, first performed in 2020. Rather than fitting ballet steps to music, Ratmansky attached them to a mostly…
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NYCB 10/1 — The Goldberg Variations, Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
You know, a piano performance of Bach’s The Goldberg Variations can range from 39 minutes to 92 minutes depending on whether all the repeats are played. Some pianists have skipped the repeats to make…
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NYCB 9/25 questionable taste continues
It’s hard to remember when we last wrote that the best thing on the New York City Ballet’s repertory program was a ballet by Peter Martins, but Thursday night was one of those times.…
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NYCB 9/17 — Square Dance, Episodes, Western Symphony
It is almost as though New York City Ballet is trying to use trickling Balanchine programing to falsely strengthen the river-flow of mostly sub-par contemporary programing that it wants to wash over the audience.…
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NYCB opens with good dancing on a ho-hum program
The movers lost an entire crate of Haglund’s most prized shoes. This world being what it is these days, we’re positive they were stolen. If anyone sees the Bang-up Job Moveristas pedaling their rose-colored carts…
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Landlord white is not our favorite color
Thanks for stopping by. We got to our new home safe and sound, but it was a very bumpy trip. It appears all posts have been saved. We’ll be painting, wallpapering and moving stuff…