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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…
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Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema is Back
This Sunday – live from Moscow – the Bolshoi Ballet will perform SPARTACUS! We don't know if all the regular cinemas will be open, but the stream will be available at Empire 25 on…
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observations 11/2
Something tells us that NYCers who have a bad case of de blahs are going to feel a lot better after today. Sanity will soon be in sight — so long as everyone gets…
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ABT 10/23 Mat & Eve; 10/28
Everybody gets a break in the fallThe return of live ballet performances this fall has been a joyous time, but understandably it also yielded some sighs when the impact of the long pandemic layoff came into view on the stage.…
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ABT 10/21
Reaching the Summit, twice in one daySpectacular doesn't begin to describe yesterday. These types of days can only happen in New York; one simply cannot experience them anywhere else. We reached the first summit of the day around 1 PM.…
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Maria Kowroski’s Farewell
Astrorina hits apogee; returns to Earth safelyIt's impossible to count the many times in the past 25+ years that Maria Kowroski has rocketed through the balletic Kármán Line to deliver celestial performances. As proof, those who were listening closely last…