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New York City Ballet 1/22
Finishing the week with novices and expertsNew York City Ballet’s Winter Season Week One concluded on Sunday, George Balanchine’s birthday, with an interesting choice of All-Stravinsky programing that featured (1) young novices who are advancing through the company’s feeder school,…
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NYCB – All Balanchine 1/18 & 1/19
New York City Ballet’s All Balanchine program on Wednesday and Thursday was made up of two of the master’s best and one of his least best of those in the active repertory. We’ll dwell…
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observations 1-18
Dance on Camera Festival tickets go on sale to the non-member general public on Thursday morning (1-19 tomorrow). Opening the festival on February 3rd will be the long-awaited documentary on Marcelo Gomes that we…
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NYC Ballet 1/17
La Sonnambula, Prodigal Son, Firebird
Like moths to a flamethe masses flew toward the opening night of New York City Ballet for a program comprised of ballets that did not exemplify Balanchine’s prized esoteric black & white geometry – his unique left-brain creative…
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observations 1-6
It's a relief to hear that David Hallberg will shortly return to The Australian Ballet for rehearsals and two performances of Sleeping Beauty which TAB opens in Brisbane on February 24th. A few too…
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The Qool Train
On Sunday, January 1, 2017, Manhattan’s East Side Art Train smoothly waltzed up its sparkling clean, brand spanking new tracks toward 96th Street along Second Avenue in a wedding dance of sorts with well-wishers…