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ABT – Sle p ng Bea ty – 6/16
Well, yes, things are missing from this Sleeping Beauty production. It is a staging derived from the misguided idea that a choreographically stripped-down Sleeping Beauty production, with obnoxious bright colors and dancers who resemble animated…
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NEWSFLASH – Sir Paul McCartney commissioned for ballet score!
Oh please, Let It Be in New York. Let It Be. Let It Be. Let It Be. Let It Be. Whisper Words of Wisdom. Let It Please Be in New York. Sir Paul McCartney…
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Taking a Snooze on Sleeping Beauty
It's that difficult time of the season again – when rare opportunities to see favorite soloists and corps members shine must be weighed against the anxiety and disappointment produced by watching a corrupted production of…
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ABT – All-American & All-Ashton – 6/12
Haglund was up early Sunday morning pinching the petunias in the windowboxes while he reconsidered the five hours of ballet that he watched Saturday at the Met. The All-American Program in the afternoon featured…
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James Wolcott: Always worth reading – but especially today.
Here's a little tease: The Balanchine purists have become a pox on ballet, a reactionary drag that betrays Balanchine's forward spirit. Here's the link.
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Ballet Cop on the Beat – at the Grand Tier Bar
Warner: They seem smaller this year. Haglund: Who? What? Warner: The Bolle Slurpees – they’re smaller this year – less mint, more fizzy. Haglund: Well, you know, he’s a year older and not as…