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Fly on the wall, in the face, and in the ointment
[Ring Ring Ring] Copy boy in tight jeans: Hello? Ali: Helleeeeww. It's me. I've got a block on this Ocean's Kingdom review. I can't wrap my head around it. What are the twits and bloggers saying? …
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Bravo, Sir Paul!
Paul McCartney's Ocean Kingdom is the most gorgeous new ballet score to come along in years. It's full of lush, beautiful, hummable melodies – tunes that have a tendency to play as infinite loops…
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NYCB – 2&3 Part Inventions, Apollo, Mercurial Manoeuvres – 9/21
A lot of people missed a fab performance last night at NYCB. There were so few people there that it had the feel of a donors' dress rehearsal event. The fourth ring was completely…
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Updated: NY1 Exclusive video of Ocean’s Kingdom
A sneak peek at the new ballet in action, an interview with Peter Martins, and a nice little article from NY1 right here. This premiere on Thursday is going to be a big, big…
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ABT defections continue
NYT reports that David Hallberg will join the Bolshoi while continuing to perform with ABT and other companies on a limited basis. Meanwhile, down under, Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy have given a few…
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In these lowly times
The New York Times continues to hit low(s) with its dance criticism. Brian Seibert, a creative writing teacher and author of books on tap dancing who dabbles in writing about other dance forms, reviewed…