Category: New York City Ballet
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Nutcracker en vogue
Found this link on the Ballet Bag today for Vogue's December article on ABT's new Nutcracker. The picture of Marcelo Gomes and Gillian Murphy taken in the Alvin Ailey studios is dreamy and reveals…
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Casting about town
NYCB: There will be a rare opportunity to see Jennie Somogyi as Sugarplum on Thurs. Dec. 2nd @ 6pm. ABT: Some of the Washington DC casting has been posted. Lucky DCers – Sarah Lane and Herman…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – NYCB The Nutcracker Opening Night 11/26
Opening night of The Nutcracker is fewer than two weeks away. Come on, People, get yourselves in the spirit. Look at that awesome cast! Awesome, indeed, but the ballet's highlights for Haglund are always…
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WSJ @ the International Ballet Festival in Havana
The Wall Street Journal continues its excellent coverage of events at the International Ballet Festival in Havana with this article. Pia Catton reports on the news conference held today by ABT at Hotel Palco…
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NYT finally finds the International Ballet Festival in Havana
Thanks to Marie for searching out the story by Victoria Burnett that the New York Times just planted on its website and will appear in tomorrow's print edition. Since dancers from both of New…
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ABC News reports on the International Ballet Festival in Havana
ABC News is broadly covering the International Ballet Festival in Havana on its website via this great story on ABT from the Associated Press. There are also three pictures from NYCB's Monday evening performance: …
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WSJ @ the International Ballet Festival in Havana
The Wall Street Journal found itself invited to a reception for ABT at the estate residence of John Farrar, the chief of mission at the U.S. Interests Section in suburban Havana. Sounds like a…
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Habana mañana
NYCB performs at the International Ballet Festival in Havana beginning tomorrow night! ABT – later in the week. However, corpsman Eric Tamm will be blogging, hopefully with pictures, at this link beginning on Monday. …
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Behind The Times
Look, look, look. Quick before you miss it. The New York Times has published an entire article about the New York Philharmonic NOT GOING to Cuba – complete with one sentence about ABT and…
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International Ballet Festival in Havana
This week Cuba begins welcoming the ballet ambassadors of the world to Alicia Alonso's 22nd International Ballet Festival in Havana, and this year, the U.S. government will allow two of the country's world…
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NYCB – Fall Gala 10/7
Well, we had ourselves one heck of a Fall Gala performance at NYCB last night. The company's first fall season has been one of strength and smarts. Night after night it has delivered performances…
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NYCB – Concerto Barocco, The Magic Flute,
Stars & Stripes 10/2 matineeHaglund wonders what those NYCB dancers are sprinkling on their Wheaties in the morning. My goodness, they were on fire at the Saturday matinee. Haglund understands that Friday evening saw some difficulties with…
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NYCB The Magic Flute – a cute toot
What a brilliant evening at NYCB on Thursday! The program opened with a splendid performance of Serenade from Ashley Bouder, Rebecca Krohn in her debut, Jenifer Ringer, Ask La Cour, and Jonathan Stafford. …
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New York Choreographic Institute announces
10th Anniversary PerformanceThe innovation engine is firing all pistons this fall. Haglund just got an email that the NYCB-affiliated New York Choreographic Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary with its first ever performance at the Miller…
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NYCB – Estancia 9/25 matinee
It was a little discouraging to see so many empty seats at the NYCB Saturday matinee. What happened to the bus-loads of bunheads that used to come in from the outskirts of the city…