Category: New York City Ballet
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NYCB – 2013-2014 season over & out
NYCB's 2013-2014 season is over. Manhattan has returned to its sleepy norm, and the llamas have returned to their grazing on West 18th Street at 6th Avenue. Oh no, look! It's a little pony…
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observations 5/30
Three ABT Coppelias and a NYCB rep program equal one crowded weekend calendar. Check back here on Sunday for a blog post unless something earth shattering happens that keeps Haglund up all night blogging.…
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NYCB – with the Look of Eagles – 5/13
Following the second intermission Tuesday night, NYCB celebrated the 80th Anniversary of its School of American Ballet with a brief film and stage tribute to its faculty. On film, several of its past and…
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observations 5/13
ABT's starry guest artists and imports are now being peddled at a discount on TDF. They're not selling any better than the real ABT dancers' performances. La Bayadere for May 26, 27 and 28…
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NYCB – Symphony in C, Raymonda Variations
While watching Tiler Peck’s debut in the First Movement of Symphony in C on Saturday night, Haglund kept thinking that it was a fabulous debut but it would probably take Tiler a few performances…
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NYCB & NYST – Cheers! 5/8
New York City Ballet's spring gala evening started off magnificently. What’s not to love about free champagne, free vodka, a stirring orchestral version of the National Anthem, and an array of starry walk-ons who…
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NYCB 4/29
The future ain’t what it used to be. – Yogi BerraIt’s a good thing that the 21st Century is still young – at 2014, it’s entering what is typically a period of obnoxious adolescence. Who doesn’t know a 14-year-old who should be locked up…
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observations 4/24
Well, the Times is almost a month behind the times, but better late than never. They finally caught wind of the fact that Sascha Radetsky's final performance with ABT will be this spring. Haglund…
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Twyla speaks Southern
NYCB's Robert Fairchild will star in Christopher Wheeldon's upcoming musical production of An American in Paris. Fairchild will sing and dance the role of Jerry which was made famous by Gene Kelly. The production…
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observations 4/6
Reminder: Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild will premiere Twyla Tharp's brand new Cornbread Duet this Thursday night at BAM during a concert by the Carolina Chocolate Drops. There are still some tickets available and…
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New York City Ballet
Clear and convincing evidenceThe April issue of The New Criterion includes Laura Jacobs' Season of the Witch, a fascinating, in-depth review of Angelin Preljocaj's Spectral Evidence performed by New York City Ballet. You may recall that Preljocaj found…
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observations 3/22
Haglund wishes that he would observe some chatter somewhere about grateful choreographers banding together to create a Piece d'Occasion for Wendy Whelan's retirement during NYCB's fall season which she announced recently to The Atlantic.…
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observations – 3/18
It looks like Phil Jackson won't be coming to ABT's front office or to coach – not at this time. Knicks fans have reason to live: Troubled club now in Phil Jackson’s hands –––––––––– Kristina…
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NYCB – agility & speed close with a big win – 3/2
If you bought a ticket to today’s final performance of the Winter Season, you hit the ballet trifecta. Concerto Barocco, The Four Temperaments, and Stravinsky Violin Concerto were the elite purebreds that brought the…
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NYCB – 2/21
Purple Haze & A Whiter Shade of PaleIf your favorite color palette includes this, this, this, and this, your place to be last night was at NYCB. Well, that just happens to be one of Haglund’s most favorite color schemes; so,…