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NYCB 1/28 – Mozartiana, Rubies, La Valse
New York City Ballet redeemed itself last night with a superb program of the highest quality choreography performed beautifully by its perfectly cast dancers. By performance time, it had been snowing in NYC for…
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NYCB’s Opening Night – a bit of a yawn.
New York City Ballet backed its way into its Winter Season last evening with a mostly insignificant program that included plenty of kitsch and dated contemporary work seemingly designed to appeal to a low…
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observations 1/23
Wow, this news makes us happy. Congratulations to Ashley Hod, Miriam Miller, Emily Kikta, Isabella LaFreniere, Mira Nadon, Emma Von Enck, and Preston Chamblee on their promotions to soloist at New York City Ballet.…
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observations 1/20
Reminder: Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema presents a livestream of Jewels this Sunday, January 23rd. Check this website for the cinemas in your area that will carry the broadcast on Sunday or perhaps later in…
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observations 1/12
The choice of Tamara Rojo as San Francisco Ballet's next artistic director makes a lot of artistic sense. Whether it makes cultural and managerial sense remains to be seen. Putting aside the anticipated controversies…
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NYCB cancels 1st Winter week & muddles schedule
NYCB has announced that it has cancelled the first week of its Winter Season and withdrawn a number of large-scale ballets (full length Swan Lake, Diamonds). Yet, they're still proceeding with other large scale…