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. . . and then the violinist began juggling the scarves.
What a freakin' interesting night at the New York Philharmonic. A Dancer's Dream premiered last evening at Avery Fisher Hall, and has two more performances this weekend – but it's sold out. Using as…
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ABT – 6/26 Mat & Eve
Sylvia is gold with Jared Matthews as AmintaLet's start with Jared Matthews in his fantastic debut as Aminta at the Wednesday evening performance of Sylvia. No, no, let's start with the power-packed, remarkable performances by the supporting cast of the evening,…
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TimeOut NY speaks with Simone Messmer
Haglund's love/hate relationship with Gia Kourlas continues. Her ballet reviews in the New York Times are often so off the mark and filled with errors that they are an embarrassment to all of ballet…
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ABT – Sylvia – Murphy, Gomes 6/24
Sir Frederick Ashton's Sylvia opened the seventh week of ABT's season at the Met Opera House. Created in 1952 to the glorious music by Léo Delibes with original designs by Robin and Christopher Ironside,…
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. . . some of the best classical form we won’t see
(Oh well, we knew our good fortune to see beautiful Stella Abrera in performance as Aurora in Sleeping Beauty on an international stage would eventually come to an abrupt end. Who would be surprised…
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José takes over Jose
Ballet San Jose announced today that José Manuel Carreño will be the new Artistic Director effective September 3rd. That's terrific news! Now … BSJ's artistic consultant, Wes Chapman, is completely free and available should…