Category: New York City Ballet
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NYCB – Apollo continues the ascent – 9/23-24
Haglund caught the final two performances of Apollo over the weekend and must say that Robert Fairchild's and Chase Finlay's Apollos along with the Muse team of Sterling Hyltin, Tiler Peck, and Ana Sophia…
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Bravo, Sir Paul!
Paul McCartney's Ocean Kingdom is the most gorgeous new ballet score to come along in years. It's full of lush, beautiful, hummable melodies – tunes that have a tendency to play as infinite loops…
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NYCB – 2&3 Part Inventions, Apollo, Mercurial Manoeuvres – 9/21
A lot of people missed a fab performance last night at NYCB. There were so few people there that it had the feel of a donors' dress rehearsal event. The fourth ring was completely…
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Updated: NY1 Exclusive video of Ocean’s Kingdom
A sneak peek at the new ballet in action, an interview with Peter Martins, and a nice little article from NY1 right here. This premiere on Thursday is going to be a big, big…
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In these lowly times
The New York Times continues to hit low(s) with its dance criticism. Brian Seibert, a creative writing teacher and author of books on tap dancing who dabbles in writing about other dance forms, reviewed…
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NYCB – Episodes, Apollo, 4 Ts – 9/16
Originally the Episodes of George and Martha, the section choreographed by Martha Graham and Balanchine's solo for Graham dancer Paul Taylor were excised after 1960. What we're left with is something that looks like…
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NYCB – Ocean’s Kingdom preview clip
Sounds very cool. Melodies. Winds. Brass. Percussion. Drama. Go here to pre-order. All versions include an exclusive bonus download of the live recording of the world premiere gala performance by the New York City…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – Bouder’s NYC debut in 4Ts on Fri 9/16
A couple of important NYC debuts during the first week of the season: Ashley Bouder in The Four Temperaments and Robert Fairchild in Apollo. Don't miss these performances on Friday, September 16th.
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Ocean’s Kingdomonium has begun
Just want to reiterate how DISAPPOINTED Haglund will be if he cannot purchase a souvenir tee shirt at the NYCB premiere of Ocean's Kingdom on September 22nd with some version of this fantasmagorial artwork. …
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NYCB – Ocean’s Kingdom costumes
From the September issue of Vogue, here is a glimpse of what Stella McCartney has designed for the Martins/McCartney Ocean's Kingdom. The costumes look kind of Merce-inspired, don't they? Add some funky lighting, video…
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Yeah, yeah, yeah
Totally psyched about the NYCB Gala performance on September 22nd. And to think that Haglund's Hunch-O-Meter was the very first to sniff out the Martins-McCartney collaboration more than a year ago – long before…
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NYCB – A grand reunion
Together – unbelievably. Helene Alexopoulos, Alexandra Ansanelli, Merrill Ashley, Yvonne Borree, Maria Calegari, Suzanne Farrell, Judith Fugate, Jillana, Allegra Kent, Gelsey Kirkland, Darci Kistler, Maria Kowroski, Sara Leland, Lourdes Lopez, Kay Mazzo, Patricia McBride,…
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Ballet Cop on the Beat – NYCB ticket marketing = the new Time Warner Cable service
If you appreciate and respect Time Warner Cable's fill in your own expletive "customer service" with its unparalleled attention to honesty and providing you with the best possible, most professional assistance, then you'll LOVE,…
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The New Deal – “Society NYCB” – not kidding
The Fourth Ring Society has become Society NYCB, according to the mailing received today. It's no Great Society, though. For a $20 annual membership fee, the Society NYCB member has the opportunity to purchase…
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NYCB – Did they lie to us?
Just asking. Letters and emails were sent out to the faithful and the angry assuring one and all that NYCB was putting together a new program with similar benefits to replace the Fourth Ring…