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The day after
Haglund spent the day after Christmas working off the holiday sugar and distilled elements by sitting around and enjoying a high calorie buffet of ballet. Lauren King's second performance as the Sugar Plum Fairy…
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Merry Christmas to All
Having successfully guided the sleigh last night, Mr. Sugar Plum Fairy returns to his day job.
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NYCB – Slew of debuts – 12/22 matinee
The last two weeks of NYCB's The Nutcracker can be unusually exciting because Peter Martins often casts several deserving corps dancers in meaty principal roles. These opportunities are meaningful beyond words for the dancers…
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12/22 Live-stream right now
Herman Cornejo is performing in The Nutcracker in Argentina at the farewell performance of that country's great ballerina and former partner to Julio Bocca, Eleonora Cassano. The outdoor performance (it's 80 degrees there) is…
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Balanchine and Petipa on Mercury
Freelance writer Rebecca Ritzel penned an intriguing piece for The Washington Post about a number of ballet dancers who found careers in the sciences. One in particular, Brett Denevi, who attended classes at Ballet…