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Tag Archives: Amar Ramasar
Brief Update & Review of Peter Martins / Paul McCartney Collab at NYCB
Hey everyone, Just a brief update since this motel’s wifi is expensive and not secure: but I now have a car (a cute little Toyota Prius – used) as well as an apartment in LA that I love but that … Continue reading
For the Love of Duke
On Friday night Susan Stroman’s For the Love of Duke premiered at NYCB. Photos above by Paul Kolnik. Top: Tiler Peck, Sara Mearns, and Amar Ramasar; bottom: Mearns and Ramasar. Stroman is primarily a Broadway choreographer (I think her most … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Amar Ramasar, Andrew Veyette, Ashley Bouder, B, Benjamin Millepied, Billy Strayhorn, Blossom Got Kissed, Christopher Wheeldon, Conerto DSCH, Contact, Duke Ellington, Elaine Chelton, For the Love of Duke, Frankie and Johnny ... and Rose, Gonzalo Garcia, Jared Angle, Joaquin DeLuz, Ligeti, Maria Kowroski, micropolyphony, Morphoses, NYCB, Paul Kolnik, Polyphonia, Ratmansky, Robert Fairchild, Ryan McAdams, Sara Mearns, Savannah Lowery, Tiler Peck, Tyler Angle, Wendy Whelan
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More Photos of Millepied’s “Plainspoken”
Here are a couple more photos of Benjamin Millepied’s Plainspoken, which premiered last week at New York City Ballet and which I wrote about here. Top is, from left: Amar Ramasar, Sterling Hyltin and Tyler Angle; below, from left: Jennie … Continue reading
Janie Taylor Debuts in Millepied’s “Why Am I Not Where You Are” Etc.
I’ve been remiss in my New York City Ballet posts! Last week I saw two programs: one featuring three dances to three different violin concertos – Peter Martins’s Barber Violin Concerto, Robbins’ Opus 19 / The Dreamer, and Balanchine’s Stravinsky … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Adrian Danchig-Waring, Amar Ramasar, Ana Sophia Scheller, Benjamin Millepied, Christopher Wheeldon, Craig Hall, Estancia, Faycal Karoui, George Balanchine, Janie Taylor, Jerome Robbins, Kathryn Morgan, Luce Nascosta, Mauro Bigonzetti, New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik, Peter Martins, Santiago Calatrava, Sara Mearns, Sean Suozzi, See the Music, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Thierry Escaich, Why am I not where you are
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ALBERT EVANS FAREWELL
Photos by Paul Kolnik (top, of Albert Evans during final curtain call, bottom with Wendy Whelan in Herman Schmerman) Sunday afternoon longtime beloved principal with NYCBallet, Albert Evans, gave his final performance. He danced two roles he is well-known for … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Abi Stafford, Albert Evans, Alexey Miroshnichenko, Amar Ramasar, Andrew Veyette, farewell performance, George Balanchine, Herman Schmerman, Joaquin De Luz, Julio Bocca, La Source, Lauren King, Maria Kowroski, Megan Fairchild, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Paul Kolnik, Proust, Robert Fairchild, Sterling Hyltin, The Four Temperaments, The Lady With the Little Dog, Tiler Peck, Troy Schumacher, Wendy Whelan, William Forsythe
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WAYNE MCGREGOR'S OUTLIER
Some photos of the new ballet, which premiered last Friday at NYCB, by Paul Kolnik. Top is of Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall, bottom is of cast with Gonzalo Garcia and Sterling Hyltin front and center. I liked Outlier if … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Adrian Danchig-Waring, Amar Ramasar, Ashley Bouder, Cortege Hongrois, Craig Hall, George Balanchine, Gonzalo Garcia, Joaquin De Luz, Jonathan Stafford, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Lucy Carter, Maria Kowroski, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Outlier, Paul Kolnik, Rebecca Krohn, Robert Fairchild, Sara Mearns, Sean Suozzi, Serenade, Sterling Hyltin, Thomas Ades, Tiler Peck Wendy Whelan, Wayne McGregor
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NEW YORK CITY BALLET OPENING NIGHT GALA: NAMOUNA AND WHY AM I NOT WHERE YOU ARE
All photos by Paul Kolnik. Top two are of Benjamin Millepied’s new Why am I not where you are, and bottom two are from Alexei Ratmansky’s new Namouna: A Grand Divertissement. Sorry I’m late with this post — I had … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Abi Stafford, Alexei Ratmansky, Amar Ramasar, Angelin Preljocaj, Benjamin Millepied, Branislava Nijinska, Concerto DSCH, Edouard Lalo, George Balanchine, In the Upper Room, Janie Taylor, Jenifer Ringer, Jerome Robbins, Kathryn Morgan, La Valse, les Biches, Megan Fairchild, Midsummer Nights Dream, Namouna A Grand Divertissement, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Paul Kolnik, Peter Martins, Philip Glass, Robert Fairchild, Santiago Calatrava, Sara Mearns, Sean Suozzi, Swan Lake, Thierry Escaich, Wendy Whelan, West Side Story, Why am I not where you are
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CASTING FOR OPENING NIGHT NEW YORK CITY BALLET
Ballet season is almost here in NYC! New York City Ballet opens April 29th with a program that includes two premieres — one by Benjamin Millepied and one by Alexei Ratmansky (now ABT’s resident choreographer). The Millepied ballet, set to … Continue reading
Posted in Dance News, Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events, New York, Sports
Tagged Abi Stafford, ABT, Alexei Ratmansky, Amar Ramasar, American Ballet Theater, Architecture of Dance - New Choreography and Music Festival, Benjamin Millepied, Daniel Ulbricht, Eduoard Lalo, Janie Taylor, Jenifer Ringer, Megan Fairchild, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Robert Fairchild, Santiago Calatrava, Sara Mearns, Seas Suozzi, Thierry Escaich, Wendy Whelan, Yankees
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NYCB CLOSES ITS FIRST CLASSICAL SEASON WITH BALANCHINE AND ROBBINS
(photo of Liebslieder Walzer by Paul Kolnik, taken from Washington Post review). New York City Ballet is closing out its Winter season — and first ever Classical season — this week. Tomorrow begins Balanchine’s masterpiece (imo), Jewels (which continues through … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Abi Stafford, ABT, Amar Ramasar, America, American Ballet Theater, Andrew Veyette, Antonio Carmena, Balanchine, Ballet Imperial, Benjamin Millepied, Brahms Opus 52 and 65, Dances at a Gathering, Darci Kistler, Georgina Pazcoguin, Gonzalo Garcia, Jared Angle, Jenifer Ringer, Jennie Somogyi, Jerome Robbins, Jewels, Jonathan Stafford, Justin Peck, Kathryn Morgan, Liebeslieder Walzer, Maria Kowroski, Megan Fairchild, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Paul Kolnik, Philip Neal, Sara Mearns, Stephen Hanna, Teresa Reichlen, Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, West Side Story Broadway, West Side Story Suite
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NYCBALLET OPENING NIGHT: NEW MARTINS' NAIVE & SENTIMENTAL MUSIC A SUCCESS!
New York City Ballet officially opened its 2009-10 winter season last night, with a performance and black tie gala dinner. The performance included Alexei Ratmansky’s Concerto DSCH (above photo of that ballet — dancers are Ana Sophia Scheller, Gonzalo Garcia, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Amar Ramasar, Andrew Veyette, Ashley Bouder, Aurelie Dupont, Benjamin Millepied, Billy Elliot, Concerto DSCH, Daniel Ulbricht, Darci Kistler, David Koch, Frederick Wiseman, George Balanchine, Gonzalo Garcia, Jewels, Joaquin De Luz, John Adams, Koch Theater renovation, La Danse, Maria Kowroski, Mathias Heymann, Naive and Sentimental Music, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Paris Opera Ballet, Paul Kolnik, Peter Martins, Rubies, Sara Mearns, Stephen Hanna, Sterling Hyltin, Teresa Reichlen, Tyler Angle, Wendy Whelan, Yvonne Borree
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NEW YORK CITY BALLET PROMOTIONS
Practically all of SLSG’s NYCB favorites who were not already principal dancers in the company have just been promoted: the always magical Kathryn Morgan (above, with Seth Orza in Martins’ Romeo + Juliet), heartthrobs Robert Fairchild and Amar Ramasar, the … Continue reading
"BRAVO, MR. B.": DANCERS' CHOICE PROGRAM, NEW YORK CITY BALLET
(Design by Janie Taylor, NYCBallet) I love these Dancers’ Choice programs at NYCBallet! Established to raise money for the Dancers’ Emergency Fund, it’s the one night of the year where the dancers plan everything — the ballets to be performed, … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Event Reviews, Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Adrian Danchig-Waring, Allegra Kent, Amar Ramasar, American Ballet Theater, Andrew Scordato, Andrew Veyette, Ashley Bouder, Brittany Pollack, Christian Tworzyanski, Dancers Choice, Dances at a Gathering, David Prottas, Doug Fox, Episodes & Sarcasms, Eric Satie, Faye Arthurs, Fever, George Balanchine, Give Me Fever, Great Dance, In G Major, Janie Taylor, Jared Angle, Jenifer Ringer, Jerome Robbins, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Kathryn Morgan, Kristin Sloan, Love Me Or Leave Me, Marcelo Gomes, Margot Fonteyn, Maria Kowroski, Megan Fairchild, Mr. B, New York City Ballet, NYCB Dancers Emergency Fund, Peter Martins, Popeye, Rebecca Krohn, Richard Tanner, Robert Fairchild, Sean Suozzi, Serenade, Stephanie Zungre, Suzanne Farrell, The Waltz Project, Tiler Peck, Tyler Angle, Union Jack, Valse-Fantasie
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KATHRYN MORGAN'S FONTEYN-ESQUE JULIET!
(photo by Paul Kolnik taken from Explore Dance) Last night my friend Judy and I went to New York City Ballet for Martins’ Romeo + Juliet, my first viewing of that ballet since it premiered in 2007. I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Amar Ramasar, Andrew Veyette, Darci Kistler, Kathryn Morgan, Lady Capulet, Margot Fonteyn, Paul Kolnik, Peter Martins, PJ Clarke, Romeo + Juliet, Rosa Mexicana, Sean Suozzi, Seth Orza
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TWO WORLD PREMIERES — QUASI UNA FANTASIA AND TOCCATA — AT NEW YORK CITY BALLET GALA
(Photos above: top, Janie Taylor and Jared Angle in Quasi Una Fantasia, bottom, Abi Stafford and Craig Hall in Toccata. Both by Paul Kolnik, courtesy of NYCB) Last night I went to New York City Ballet’s Spring season gala. I … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Abi Stafford, Amar Ramasar, American Ballet Theater, Andrew Scordato, Benjamin Millepied, Brittany Pollack, Candace Bushnell, Charles Askegard, Christopher Wheeldon, Craig Hall, David Hallberg, David Michalek, David Prottas, From Here on Out, George Balanchine, Georgina Pazcoguin, Gonzalo Garcia, Guggenheim Works & Process, Henning Rubsam, Henryk Gorecki, Hitchcock, In the Upper Room, Irlan Silva, Janie Taylor, Jaren Angle, Jiri Bubenicek, Joaquin De Luz, Kristin Sloan, Marc Happel, Megan Fairchild, New York City Ballet, Nico Muhly, Only When I Dance, Otto Bubenicek, Paul Kolnik, Philip Glass, Quasi Una Fantasia, Rebecca Krohn, Robert Fairchild, Sebastien Marcovici, Sex and the City, Spring Gala, The Nightingale and the Rose, Theme and Variations, Tiler Peck, Toccata, Tribeca Film Festival, Wendy Whelan
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New York City Ballet Season Finale and Wrap Up With Response to Sir A
(above image of Joaquin de Luz and Megan Fairchild in Tarantella by Paul Kolnik, courtesy of NYCB) So, Sunday marked the end of New York City Ballet’s winter season. I was honestly in a blue funk all day yesterday, which … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Criticism / Discussion / Reviews / Blogs, Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Abi Stafford, Alastair Macaulay, Allegra Kent, Amar Ramasar, American Ballet Theater, Andrew Veyette, Arlene Croce, Ashley Bouder, Balanchine's Swan Lake, Benjamin Millepied, Charles Askegard, dance bloggers, Dance Critics / Writers / Bloggers, Daniel Ulbricht, Darci Kistler, Davidsbundlertanze, Evidence, George Balanchine, Georgina Pazcoguin, Glass Pieces, Gonzalo Garcia, Hellelujah Junction, Iago, Janie Taylor, Jared Angle, Jerome Robbins, Joaquin De Luz, Jorma Elo, Kathryn Morgan, Kay Mazzo, Lar Lubovitch, Luca Veggetti, Maria Kowroski, Megan Fairchild, Merill Ashley, Miller Theater, Nelson Rockefeller inauguration, New York City Ballet, New York Times, Nilas Martins, Othello, Peter Martins, President Obama inauguration, Robert Fairchild, Sara Mearns, Sebastien Marcovici, Slice to Sharp, Stars and Stripes, Suzanne Farrell, Swan Lake, Symphony in Three Movements, Tarantella, Taylor Gordon, Tyler Angle, Wendy Whelan
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