Tag Archives: New York City Ballet

Ballet Arizona’s SLEEPING BEAUTY, and Phoenix Society For the Arts Reads SWALLOW!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Tonya

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 →

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Brief Update & Review of Peter Martins / Paul McCartney Collab at NYCB

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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NYCB Spring Gala with SEVEN DEADLY SINS Premiere

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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NYCB Opens its Spring 2011 Season with “Balanchine: Black & White”

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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NYCB Swan Lake Casting Is Up & There’s an Added Performance!

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Tonya

New York City Ballet has decided to add an additional performance of Swan Lake to its SL run. The added performance will now take place Friday, February 11th, at 8 p.m. It will star Sara Mearns – yes!!!!!!! and will … Continue reading →

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Last Week at New York City Ballet

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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This Week at New York City Ballet

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Tonya

I hope everyone had a nice holiday weekend, and happy belated Martin Luther King Day! Tonight begins the Winter season at NYCB. Highlights for the season will be a world premiere by Susan Stroman on January 28th, and Peter Martins’ … Continue reading →

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Imagine Edward Gorey in Fur Coat and Sneakers, Nightly, at NYCB

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Tonya

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 →

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SLSG’s Dance Highlights of 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tonya

Instead of trying to remember which were my favorite performances of the year, I’m just going back through my blog archives from January of this year and linking to the most memorable posts. More fun that way! A lot happened … Continue reading →

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Sugarplum Fairy’s Opening the Stock Exchange on December 23

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Tonya

This is cute. A sugarplum fairy from New York City Ballet, along with her cavalier, will ring the bell that opens the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning, December 23rd. Click on the link below to read the full … Continue reading →

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Does a Ballerina’s Weight Affect the Quality of a Performance?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Tonya

So, if you haven’t heard, the New York dance world is all up in arms over NY Times chief dance critic Alastair Macaulay’s review of New York City Ballet’s Nutcracker. The full review, which is here, I think is generally … Continue reading →

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Paperback Dolls and Nutrackers

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Tonya

Not to be melodramatic but waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Worst thing about last night’s Yankees / Rangers game: not going to be able to watch certain New York City Ballet dancers (no names mentioned ) getting plastered at a certain Lincoln Center-area bar … Continue reading →

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More Photos of Millepied’s “Plainspoken”

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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Benjamin Millepied’s “Plainspoken”

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Tonya

Last Thursday was NYCB’s Fall gala, during which they presented the New York City premiere of Benjamin Millepied’s Plainspoken (photo at left, of Teresa Reichlen and Sebastien Marcovici, by Paul Kolnik; the ballet originally premiered in Wyoming this August), along … Continue reading →

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NYCB Brings Back “The Magic Flute” and Ashley Bouder Astounds in “Serenade”

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Tonya

On Thursday evening, New York City Ballet performed for the first time since 1982 Peter Martins’s The Magic Flute (pictured below – both photos by Paul Kolnik). But first on was Balanchine’s Serenade, with Rebecca Krohn (in the photo at … Continue reading →

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Janie Taylor Debuts in Millepied’s “Why Am I Not Where You Are” Etc.

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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New York City Ballet Fall Gala Upcoming October 7

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Tonya

To celebrate its first fall season, NYCB will have a fall gala on October 7th. It will feature the premiere of a new ballet by Benjamin Millepied set to a score by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang. The program will … Continue reading →

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New York City Ballet’s First “See the Music” Program

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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New York City Ballet’s First Fall Season Opening Night

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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First Day of Bryant Park Fall Festival Rained Out

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Tonya

After hearing via Gothamist that New York City Ballet was opening the first Bryant Park Fall Festival, I trekked down to the park last night, scored a perfect seat at the Southwest Porch – well, maybe not perfect; it’s a … Continue reading →

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NILAS MARTINS QUIETLY RETIRES FROM NYCB

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Tonya

According to the New York Times Arts Beat blog, Nilas Martins, longtime principal with New York City Ballet (and son of Artistic Dir. Peter Martins) has retired. Without a farewell performance, without flowers, without fanfare. The story is that he … Continue reading →

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ABT TO MAKE HISTORIC CUBA VISIT

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Tonya

According to this online newspaper, ABT is to perform in the Havana Festival in October. And according to this blog post, some members of New York City Ballet will join them. I can’t remember if I’ve heard this news before, … Continue reading →

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AN ERA ENDS: DARCI KISTLER GIVES HER LAST PERFORMANCE WITH NYCB

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Tonya

Yesterday afternoon marked the end of an era as Darci Kistler, the last dancer to be hired, trained, and made into a star by George Balanchine, gave her last performance with New York City Ballet, where she’s danced for the … Continue reading →

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MAURICE KAPLOW'S FAREWELL PERFORMANCE WITH NYCB

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Tonya

Thursday evening longtime New York City Ballet principal conductor Maurice Kaplow gave his final performance with the company. I had never been to a conductor’s farewell before, and, of course, part of what made this extra sensational was that the … Continue reading →

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MISSING ARIZONA

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Tonya

I haven’t been to Phoenix since early 2001 and I’ve been getting a bit homesick for the desert. Everything seems to be reminding me of the Southwest lately – even last night’s NYCB program with Melissa Barak’s new ballet, Call … Continue reading →

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MORE PHOTOS OF CALATRAVA'S AWESOME MIRAGE SET

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Tonya

Above are a couple more photos of Peter Martins’ new Mirage ballet, which I wrote about here, that better showcase Santiago Calatrava’s stunning architectural set. I’d described how it closed at one point, and you can see that in the … Continue reading →

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PETER MARTINS' NEW "MIRAGE"

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Tonya

Photos by Paul Kolnik. Top: Robert Fairchild and Kathryn Morgan under Santiago Calatrava’s magnificent set; bottom: Erica Pereira and Anthony Huxley. Earlier this week NYCB put on its last premiere of the season, artistic director Peter Martins’s Mirage. The ballet … Continue reading →

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ALBERT EVANS FAREWELL

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Tonya

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 →

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TWO MORE NYCB PREMIERES: "LUCE NASCOSTA" AND "CALL ME BEN"

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Tonya

It’s been a season of new ballets and principal dancer farewells at New York City Ballet, and, between that and all the goings-on at ABT, it’s hard to keep up! I realized when meeting a blog reader yesterday at Philip … Continue reading →

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