Category: New York City Ballet
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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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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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observations 1/12
A couple of interesting cast changes for New York City Ballet's first week have been posted. Ashley Bouder will replace both Tiler Peck and Abi Stafford in the First Movement of Symphony in C…
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Sweeping out 2014
Let’s start with a few final Nutcrackers. Haglund caught yesterday’s NYCB matinee which was the second performance for a crew of newbies. Emilie Gerrity as Sugarplum, Taylor Stanley as Her Cavalier, and Ashley Hod…
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observations 12/27
Former NYCB principal Sébastien Marcovici, currently Ballet Master at Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project, has just taken up the additional post of Ballet Master at the Paris Opera Ballet – this according to several…
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observations 12/20
From yesterday's 24/7 Wall Street financial newsletter on America's Worst Run Companies: In order to be considered truly poorly run, a company must have a track record of missed opportunities, mismanaged risks, poor operational…
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Andrew Litton appointed NYCB music director
Wow, this is great news with exciting possibilites. According to this article in the NYT, we got ourselves a brand new homegrown music director at New York City Ballet. Andrew Litton, the current music…
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observations 12/13
Somehow it's fitting that on a day that the Dow plunged 315 points to close its worst week of 2014, ABT was at the exchange to ring the closing bell and celebrate its Nutcracker.…
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Check this out in Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has a humongous dance article by Laura Jacobs in its January issue – on stands now. The historical account of Balanchine's The Nutcracker at New York City Ballet features fabulous pictures and…
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NYCB – The Nutcracker 11/30 eve
What a glorious Sunday evening at The Nutcracker! The performance was so filled with magic and dazzling dancing that at its conclusion some in the audience were saying Let’s come again. Rebecca Krohn, Amar Ramasar,…
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NYCB – The Nutcracker Opening Night 11/28
This story hasn’t made The New York Times yet, but there has been plenty of vitriol spewed by those guys Brux & Boggle on WRAT Talk Radio. They didn’t like what went down last…