Category: New York City Ballet
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Truth be told —
— these new Ruthless Rubies Tall Girls are the poison we all want to gulp down. NYCB finished off its All Balanchine program of Mozartiana, Rubies, and La Valse last week with such strength…
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NYCB 2/2 – A brilliant reminder of what is really brilliant
Punxsutawney Phil seems to disappoint us in more years than not, doesn't he? No matter. We know that the first sign of spring around here is when the darned circus finally packs up to…
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Everybody into the pool!
Kikta is going Kholeric in The Four Temperaments during Week 4?! We can't imagine her as a krank — or maybe we're just afraid to…uh-huh. NYCB is certainly delivering on the casting in the…
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NYCB 1/28 – Mozartiana, Rubies, La Valse
New York City Ballet redeemed itself last night with a superb program of the highest quality choreography performed beautifully by its perfectly cast dancers. By performance time, it had been snowing in NYC for…
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NYCB’s Opening Night – a bit of a yawn.
New York City Ballet backed its way into its Winter Season last evening with a mostly insignificant program that included plenty of kitsch and dated contemporary work seemingly designed to appeal to a low…
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observations 1/23
Wow, this news makes us happy. Congratulations to Ashley Hod, Miriam Miller, Emily Kikta, Isabella LaFreniere, Mira Nadon, Emma Von Enck, and Preston Chamblee on their promotions to soloist at New York City Ballet.…
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observations 1/20
Reminder: Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema presents a livestream of Jewels this Sunday, January 23rd. Check this website for the cinemas in your area that will carry the broadcast on Sunday or perhaps later in…
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observations 1/12
The choice of Tamara Rojo as San Francisco Ballet's next artistic director makes a lot of artistic sense. Whether it makes cultural and managerial sense remains to be seen. Putting aside the anticipated controversies…
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NYCB cancels 1st Winter week & muddles schedule
NYCB has announced that it has cancelled the first week of its Winter Season and withdrawn a number of large-scale ballets (full length Swan Lake, Diamonds). Yet, they're still proceeding with other large scale…
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observations 12/28
NYCB has cancelled all remaining performances of The Nutcracker. It's hard to see how the environmental situation could be much different in three weeks when the Winter Season is supposed to start. Here's hoping…
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observations 12/22
NYCB has cancelled all Nutcracker performances through December 27th due to the COVID outbreak at the company. What a shame. Interesting how the Met Opera is marching on – at least as of this…
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observations 12/21
Casting computer Watson Waltz must have blown a tube or melted a circuit. It seems NYCB has had to cancel tonight's performance due to a COVID outbreak. [Edited to add: and tomorrow's performances as…
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NYCB Nutcracker 12/17
Chek-hov another fine Nutcracker performance at New York City Ballet where the drama of our time swirls invisibly around us propelled by every clearing of the throat, indeed every breath. The Rockettes at Radio…
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observations 12/15
The Met Opera will require booster shots for admittance beginning January 17, 2022. They will be checking eligibility closely. Anyone who is not yet eligible for a booster will still be admitted. Also, the…
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NYCB Nutcracker returns – 11/26
This opening night of Nutcracker at New York City Ballet was far more than the patched-up performance that we were expecting. Nobody under twelve years old was on the stage due to the inability…