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NYCB Opens its 75th Anniversary Season 9/19
Opening Night of New York City Ballet’s 75th Anniversary Season had a circusy feel to it – as though we had somehow stumbled into the middle of Massine’s Parade. A line of picketing…
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observations 9/14
Here's the NYCB cast sheet for Week 2 that is posted in the lobby. No changes yet to Week 1. Just curious — who out there in NYC currently receives free individual health…
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observations 9/12
This is a drop dead gorgeous coffee table book. Oh my goodness. While the choreography for which these costumes were designed was mostly forgettable — with the exception of the brilliant Spectral Evidence by…
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observations 9/5
So . . . along with today's announcement of some fairly interesting casting for New York City Ballet's opening week of Jewels came the announcement that the NYCB Orchestra has authorized a strike…
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observations 8/28
Smart move by ABT to upload its casting earlier than in years past. Had hoped to see some principal casting for Curley, Frenette, Klein, and Ishchuk. They may show up in underpants in…
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observations 7/19
ABT's Fall Season just might satisfy Haglund's white tutu tooth. Etudes and Ballet Imperial, along with The Dream, On the Dnipro (sic) (isn't it Dnieper?), Piano Concerto #1, and Petit Mort sound like a…