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Tag Archives: Balanchine
Ballet Arizona’s SLEEPING BEAUTY, and Phoenix Society For the Arts Reads SWALLOW!
I feel so badly that I haven’t had time to write very much here lately. Writing doesn’t come close to paying the bills right now (will it ever??) so I do legal contract work, and I have a really time-consuming … Continue reading
Vladimir Shklyarov: the Marcelo Gomes of the Mariinsky?
I’m usually not a stage door person, but Friday night, after the Mariinsky Ballet’s second-to-last night performing in New York, I decided to follow some friends down into the bowels of the Met. Actually, now that construction has finished down … Continue reading
More VIENNA WALTZES
Here are some photos of the most recent cast of Balanchine’s Vienna Waltzes that debuted at New York City Ballet last week. Top photo is of the radiant Sara Mearns, who had the main role in the final part of … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Photos, Dancers
Tagged Balanchine, Paul Kolnik, Sara Mearns, Teresa Reichlen, Tyler Angle, Vienna Waltzes
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American Ballet Theater Spring 2011 Opening Night Gala
Last night was ABT’s Spring 2011 opening night gala. Dreary, rainy night … but what else is new for New York these days? Once inside, I really enjoyed the show though. (I’m hoping to receive photos soon, which I’ll post). … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, Alexandre Hammoudi, Alina Cojocaru, Balanchine, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Black Swan, Boston Ballet, Caroline Kennedy, Cory Stearns, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Georges Garcia, Gillian Murphy, Irina Dvorovenko, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of Ballet, Jessica Lang, Joan Boada, Jose Manuel Carreno, Jules Massenet, Julie Kent, Karelia March, Kevin McKenzie, Lady of the Camellias, Le Cid, Lorena Feijoo, Lorna Feijoo, Majisimo, Marcelo Gomes, Maxim Beloserkovsky, Miami City Ballet, Michele Wiles, Nelson Madrigal, Nutcracker, opening night gala, Paloma Herrera, Rachel Moore, Ratmansky, Raymond Luken, Reyneris Reyes, Roberto Bolle, San Francisco Ballet, Sarah Lane, Splendid Isolation, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, The Bright Stream, Veronika Part, Xiomara Reyes
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NYCB Spring Gala with SEVEN DEADLY SINS Premiere
Here are some photos, all by Paul Kolnik, of Lynne Taylor-Corbett’s play-ballet, The Seven Deadly Sins, which premiered last night at New York City Ballet’s Spring gala performance. Above is Patti LuPone, who guest-starred with the company (performing the singing … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Balanchine, Bertolt Brecht, Charles Askegard, Craig Hall, Joaquin DeLuz, Kurt Weill, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Maria Kowroski, Megan Fairchild, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Patti LuPone, Paul Kolnik, Sara Mearns, Slaughter on Tenth, Spring Gala, The Seven Deadly Sins, Vienna Waltzes, Vincent Paradiso, Wendy Whelan
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NYCB Opens its Spring 2011 Season with “Balanchine: Black & White”
Photo from 2004 of Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto in Balanchine’s Agon, by Paul Kolnik. Last night New York City Ballet opened its Spring season with three Balanchine “leotard” or “black and white” ballets (so-called because of the costumes). I … Continue reading
Moonlight on the Beach
Happy President’s Day everyone! I’m spending the week in South Carolina at my cousin’s timeshare – I needed a few days away from New York and the ocean is my favorite place. (If I ever have money, I’m definitely buying … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Chatter, Dance News, Dance Photos, Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events, Film / DVD / YouTube / Livestreams, Personal
Tagged Balanchine, Ballet in Cinema, Benjamin Millepied, Black Swan, Bolshoi, Don Quixote, Emerging Pictures, Hollywood debut, Ivan Vasiliev, Jaded Piano Player, John Epperson, Manhattan Big Theater, Natalia Osipova, Natalie Portman, Prodigal Son, Roberto Bolle, Sara Mearns, Sean Suozzi
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Last Week at New York City Ballet
Last week I went to two performances of NYCB – opening night and Thursday night’s “See the Music” program – and to two of the free all-day Balanchine events on Saturday. First, I’ll talk about the last two since I … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Andrew Veyette, Ashley Bouder, Balanchine, Balanchine's birthday, Benjamin Millepied, Chase Finlay, Concerto DSCH, Cortege Hongrois, Duo Concertant, Faycal Karoui, Jenifer Ringer, Marie Mutsuki Mockett, Mozartiana, Natalie Portman, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Peter Martins, Ratmansky, Robert Fairchild, Sara Mearns, School of American Ballet, Sean Lavery, See the Music, Sterling Hyltin, The Four Temperaments, Tyler Angle, Valse-Fantasie
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Imagine Edward Gorey in Fur Coat and Sneakers, Nightly, at NYCB
I met this writer, A.N. Devers, at a party last week, and when she enthused about a piece she wrote recently for the Paris Review about a favorite writer of hers, the late Edward Gorey (in photo above, from Squidoo) … Continue reading
American Ballet Theater’s Original New Nutcracker
More photos coming soon. This one (of Gillian Murphy and Catherine Hurlin as the two versions of Clara) is taken from culture.wnyc.org. Last night was the official opening of ABT’s much awaited new Ratmansky-choreographed Nutcracker at BAM. I loved almost … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged ABT, American Ballet Theater, Arron Scott, Balanchine, Black Swan, Bolshoi, Catherine Hurlin, clara, Craig Salstein, Daniil Simkin, David Hallberg, David Koch, Gillian Murphy, Grigorovich, James Wolcott, Kai Monroe, Kevin McKenzie, Lion King, Marcelo Gomes, Mikhail Ilyn, Nutcracker, nutcracker prince, Ratmansky, Richard Hudson, Sarah Lane, Sascha Radetsky, snow scene, Tyler Maloney, Veronika Part, waltz of the flowers
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Paperback Dolls and Nutrackers
I have a guest post up today at the Paperback Dolls blog! They’re currently featuring New York authors and bloggers as part of their “Passport to New York” series. So, since I’m both, I talked about both my novel and … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Previews / Upcoming Dance Events, Literature / Books, New York, Swallow reviews / awards / mentions / events, The Blogging Life / The Writing Life
Tagged ABT, Alexei Ratmansky, Alvin Ailey, Balanchine, Brooklyn Academy of Music, City Center, Guggenheim Works & Process, Judith Jamison, Lion King, Marcelo Gomes, New York City Ballet, Ormsby Wilkins, Paperback Dolls, Richard Hudson, The Nutcracker, Trepak, Veronika Part
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New York City Ballet’s First “See the Music” Program
Friday night, my friends Hsien and Alyssa came with me to see the first program in NYCB’s “See the Music” series. First, we met for drinks on the promenade, which, as I mentioned, they’d opened an hour before showtime for … Continue reading
New York City Ballet’s First Fall Season Opening Night
Tuesday night, New York City Ballet opened its very first fall season with performances of Balanchine’s Serenade, Peter Martins’s Grazioso, and Jerome Robbins’s The Four Seasons. First, before the performance began, Peter Martins came out and introduced each of the … Continue reading
Posted in Dance Performance Reviews
Tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Andrew Veyette, Ashley Bouder, Ask la Cour, Balanchine, Benjamin Millepied, Black Swan movie, Charles Askegard, Daniel Ulbricht, Eduoard Lalo, Faycal Karoui, Gonzalo Garcia, Grazioso, Henry Leutwyler, Janie Taylor, Jerome Robbins, Koch Theater, Lincoln Center Plaza, Namouna, New York City Ballet, New York City Ballet first fall season, Paul Kolnik, Peter Martins, Sara Mearns, See the Music, Serenade debut, The Four Seasons, Tiler Peck
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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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Two Big Ballet Companies Begin Their Winter Seasons
Last night marked the start of Miami City Ballet‘s New York City Center season, which is very exciting because, not only is this that company’s Manhattan debut, but it marks the return of the company’s director, the famous Edward Villella, … Continue reading
