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The Balanchine Appetizer

youdancefunny wrote 1 month ago: Does anyone else hate sudoku?  Well I do.  I solved my first 9×9 sudoku puzzle in the newspaper … more →

Tags: Ballet, Balanchine, jerome robbins, Jock Soto, leonard bernstein's fears, stupid answer, Sudoku

Agon5 comments

Linda wrote 2 months ago: Go If Agon is probably one of the quintessential Balanchine pieces in every balletomane’s punc … more →

Tags: Ballet, nycb, One Act, Stravinsky, Balanchine, wendy whelan, apollo, abstract, Neo-Classical

DANGER! DANGER! Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux!3 comments

youdancefunny wrote 2 months ago: Initially, when I watched The Turning Point, Lucette Aldous’ cameo as the Black Swan  was my favorit … more →

Tags: Ballet, ALIAS, Ángel Corella, Balanchine, balanchine spies, chopped chunks, cramazing, Darcey Bussell, fish dive of doom

Laid Off NYCB Dancers Speak Out

Evan wrote 4 months ago: NYCB dancers at the NY State Theater, photo by Kyle Froman Several of the eleven corps de ballet dan … more →

Tags: Ballet, Dance, Education, New York City, New York City Ballet, kyle froman, corps de ballet, Max van der Sterre, School of American Ballet

A Fond Farewell to Alexandra

Linda wrote 5 months ago: It is hard to believe that someone like Alexandra Ansanelli, one of the Royal Ballet’s younges … more →

Tags: Dancers, Peter Wright, Royal Ballet, Yuhui Choe, nycb, Carlos Acosta, Balanchine, jerome robbins, Ashton

Dancer(s) in the Dark

cultureonthecheap wrote 6 months ago: Lifecasting Did I mention that I love free culture in New York?  My gal-pal Cathy lives in Manhattan … more →

Tags: Culture and Communications, hot aria, opsters, hannah and her sisters, Woody Allen, New York City Ballet, opsters, Shostakovich, Renee Fleming

Tragic Love, Live from Lincoln Center3 comments

Evan wrote 7 months ago: Sterling Hyltin and Robert Fairchild rehearsing Romeo + Juliet, photo by Paul Kolnik, 2007 On Thursd … more →

Tags: Dance, New York City Ballet, New York City, Ballet, Sterling Hyltin, Robert Fairchild, Romeo and Juliet, live from lincoln center, pbs

NYCB: 21st Century Movement

Evan wrote 9 months ago: Tyler Angle and Abi Stafford in "Mercurial Manoeuvres", photo by Paul Kolnik A wrap-up of … more →

Tags: Music, Dance, Reviews, New York City Ballet, New York City, Balanchine, Ballet, criticism, Robert Fairchild

city ballet - spring season 2009

Lizzie Lane wrote 9 months ago: april 28th is the opening of city ballet’s spring 2009 season, and let me tell you, it is look … more →

Tags: Dance, New York City Ballet, jerome robbins, George Balanchine, Melissa Barak, benhamin millepied, jiri bubenicek, spring season 2009

NYCB Opening-Night Gala

bz62 wrote 1 year ago: Deep into “Nutcracker” month, I’m looking back at the New York City Ballet opening … more →

Tags: Dance, Ballet, New York City Ballet, nycb, NYCB Opening Night Gala, David H Koch, New York State Theater, choreography

The Curtains of the NY State Theater

Evan wrote 1 year ago: The digitizing of LIFE’s images, which Kristin wrote about on The Winger, is indeed a valuable … more →

Tags: Ballet, Baryshinkov, Dance, History, New York City, New York City Ballet, Photography, damian woetzel, Gjon Mili

New York City Ballet: Gala at SPAC1 comment

Evan wrote 1 year ago: Saturday’s Gala at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center had a relaxed, laid-back feel that matc … more →

Tags: Music, Dance, New York City Ballet, wendy whelan, Balanchine, Ballet, Adrian Danchig-Waring, ashley bouder, Dance writing

New York City Ballet - Here and Now1 comment

Evan wrote 1 year ago: Christopher Wheeldon’s Rococo Variations - photo by Paul Kolnik “Here and Now” was … more →

Tags: Music, Dance, Reviews, New York City Ballet, Teresa Reichlen, wendy whelan, Ballet, Adrian Danchig-Waring, ashley bouder

New York City Ballet - World Tour2 comments

Evan wrote 1 year ago: Albert Evans, Rebecca Krohn, Jonathan Stafford, and Rachel Rutherford in Russian Seasons (photo by J … more →

Tags: Dance, Music, Photography, Reviews, Adam Hendrickson, Albert Evans, Alexei Ratmansky, Amar Ramasar, An American in Paris

New York City Ballet - Symphonic Balanchine

Evan wrote 1 year ago: There was definitely a beginning-of-the-season buzz in the air at the NY State Theater on Wednesday … more →

Tags: Music, Dance, Reviews, Ballet, wendy whelan, Adrian Danchig-Waring, nycb, damian woetzel, New York City Ballet

A Women's Choreography Initiative at ABT2 comments

Evan wrote 1 year ago: At the end of March, American Ballet Theater’s artistic director, Kevin McKenzie, announced th … more →

Tags: Articles, Dance, Ballet, christopher wheeldon, Twyla Tharp, American Ballet Theater, George Balanchine, female choreographers, Kevin McKenzie

Listening to Music, Seeing the Movement3 comments

Evan wrote 1 year ago: Over the past week, I’ve heard two pieces of music for dance on WYNC, New York public radio: J … more →

Tags: Music, Dance, Education, Ballet, ashley bouder, nycb, New York City Ballet, George Balanchine, npr

Spring Dance at the Coliseum - City Ballet's "Four Voices: Wheeldon, Martins, Bigonzetti, Ratmansky" Program - London Coliseum1 comment

webcowgirl wrote 1 year ago: Last night’s performance of City Ballet was a great chance to sample the work of several newer … more →

Tags: Ballet, London, City Ballet, New York City Ballet, jerome robbins, Spring Dance at the Coliseum, I heart ballet, Mauro Bigonzetti, Alexei Ratmansky

All-American and Not a Tutu in Sight

Evan wrote 1 year ago: American Songs and Dances is a fitting title for the New York City Ballet program I saw on Wednesday … more →

Tags: Photography, Music, Dance, Reviews, wendy whelan, Adrian Danchig-Waring, New York City Ballet, jerome robbins, Kathryn Morgan


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