Category: New York City Ballet
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NYCB – Divertimento No. 15, After the Rain, Firebird 5/1
Hats off to the New York City Ballet's corps ladies for their performance this evening in Divertimento No. 15. Standing in line with their arms in demi-seconde, they were a vision of beauty with…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – NYCB Firebird & Divertimento No. 15
Sooey! The 2009 Ballet Season in New Yawk City has officially opened. What a great three months we are all about to have! First on Haglund's official calendar is Friday evening's NYCB performance of…
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NYCB – Swan Lake quick & dirty 2/24
Haglund needed it bad. And there it was in front of him. Taunting. Teasing. He threw down his money and took it for everything it was worth. Now, it’s the next morning, and he…
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NYCB – A Simple Symphony Premiere 02/17
Last evening’s program included the premiere of Melissa Barak’s A Simple Symphony. It was preceded by Jorma Elo’s Slice to Sharp (same Elo soup, different bowl) and Peter Martin’s Halleluja Junction (halleluja, it’s…
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NYCB – Stravinsky VC, La Valse, West Side Story Feb 7
After the final curtain bows last night at the New York City Ballet, Haglund just sat in his seat for a while – not for the usual reason, that being his arthritic hip…
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NYCB – Concerto Barocco, Oltremare, TS #3 – Feb 6
At Friday night's performance of the New York City Ballet only about 65% of The Koch Theater seats had butts in them. As the regulars in the economy seats surveyed the sparsely-populated house, strangers came…
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NYCB – New Combinations Douglas Lee Premiere 1/22
The best part of last night’s New Combinations: A Tribute to Nureyev was the initial film footage of Nureyev and Maria Tallchief in the Flower Festival PdD and Nureyev and Lupe Serrano in…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – NYCB Douglas Lee Premiere 1/22
Very much looking forward to Thursday evening's program that includes the premiere of a new ballet/dance/piece/whatever by Douglas Lee. Haglund expects to be a bit tired, though, as a result of some major stomping…
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NYCB – Jennie Somogyi Returns – 1/17 Matinee
The Koch was about a third empty this afternoon for the first Four Voices program. Lots of no-shows. Too bad – they missed some good dancing. Haglund got to move down to a…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – Concerto DSCH at The Koch
There will be an all-too-rare Somogyi sighting this weekend in Chiaroscuro. Haglund plans to perch at The Koch for that opportunity and also to see Ratmansky's Concerto DSCH.
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NYCB – Chaconne, 4 Ts, Vienna Waltzes 1/10/09
It was not the most enjoyable evening at The Koch last night. The selection of choreography for this All Balanchine evening was, to be polite, pedestrian. While the master's canon is not known…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – NYCB Vienna Walzes & 4 T’s
Haglund wandered into The Koch today longing for his spring taste of Pepsi across the way. No sooner did his internal whining – "5 long months to go" – begin to fill his head…
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NYCB – Friday Afternoon Nutcracker – Gilliland and la Cour
Kaitlyn Gilliland was a Sugar Plum Fairy of supreme grandeur and confidence at Friday afternoon's Nutcracker. During the PdD, Haglund fought to blink back tears – afraid that he might miss something – as this…
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On Haglund’s Calendar – One Last Nutcracker
Rumor has it that Kaitlyn Gilliland will knock the socks off the audience on Friday night. Few tickets remain. Haglund will be there. He expects to be delighted by the Sugar Plum Fairy's performance and has…
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Christmas Eve Nutcracker – Gilliland Debut
What better way to spend Christmas Eve than by unwrapping a beautiful new Sugar Plum Fairy. Watching Kaitlyn Gilliland's debut in the role this afternoon made Haglund feel like he was savoring a…