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NYCB Nutcracker
Patience rewardedHaglund knew if he sat through enough NYCB Nutcrackers that the thrill would finally rise above the humdrum. And so it happened this past week and yesterday. At NYCB's Wednesday matinee, Miriam…
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ABT Gala 10/24
Sustainable Fashion Wins the DayBy definition, a gala is a fancy social occasion with entertainment. At ABT’s Fall Gala on Tuesday evening, the gala attendees schmoozed and boozed in their trendy, ostentatious outfits and jewelry. The dancers,…
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ABT contract negotiations
Here is a link to the letter recently sent by the dancers to management along with a similar letter sent to management during the 2017 contract negotiations. The 2017 contract dispute was resolved…
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Courageous dancing from ABT on Opening Night
Balanchine is a tough act to follow, no doubt about it. A mere 72 hours after New York City Ballet closed one of its most artistically brilliant seasons in decades, American Ballet Theatre…
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NYCB Fall Season mostly in full, glorious color
There are Third World problems and First World problems and then there are New York Balletomane problems. These are sometimes expressed with the question: "How was the performance?" followed by the answer "It…
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NYCB Weeks 2&3 – Spectacular, to say the least
With three quarters down and one to play, we can safely predict that this has been the most winning New York City Ballet fall season in decades. For several years, balletomanes have been…