Tag Archives: New York City Ballet

The New York Times 8:41 pm on May 3, 2022
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A Dancer’s Farewell, Not as Choreographed

Abi Stafford Lillo left City Ballet amid a family feud and a dispute over whether a choreographer had body-shamed her or she lacked the strength to dance her final role.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #families-and-family-life, #new-york-city-ballet, #stafford-abi, #stafford-jonathan, #whelan-wendy

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 10, 2022
Tags: , Bentley, Toni, , , New York City Ballet, , Serenade: A Balanchine Story (Book)   

Misty Copeland on ‘Serenade,’ Democracy and the Art of Movement

The ballet dancer reviews Toni Bentley’s sixth book: part memoir, part ode to George Balanchine and the art form he immortalized.

#balanchine-george, #bentley-toni, #books-and-literature, #dancing, #new-york-city-ballet, #serenade-ballet, #serenade-a-balanchine-story-book

The New York Times 2:00 pm on March 16, 2022
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Lauren Lovette Named Choreographer for Paul Taylor Dance Company

Lauren Lovette, a former principal with New York City Ballet, has been named the resident choreographer of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

#content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #lovette-lauren, #new-york-city-ballet, #novak-michael-dancer, #pentimento-dance, #taylor-paul, #taylor-paul-dance-co

The New York Times 9:57 pm on March 2, 2022
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Winter Season at City Ballet: ‘Now Is the Time for a New Generation’

The season saw more farewells, from principals Teresa Reichlen and Gonzalo Garcia, along with a rush of talent from the recently promoted.

#dancing, #fairchild-megan, #furlan-jovani, #garcia-gonzalo, #gerrity-emilie, #kikta-emily, #laracey-ashley, #mearns-sara, #mejia-roman, #mozartiana-ballet, #nadon-mira, #new-york-city-ballet, #opus-19-the-dreamer-ballet, #summerspace-dance

The New York Times 3:18 pm on February 17, 2022
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A City Ballet Star Bids Farewell to the ‘Crazy Ballerina Life’

After 22 years, Teresa Reichlen, a “low-key” Hitchcock blonde, steps into her next chapter: motherhood and running a gallery.

#dancing, #new-york-city-ballet, #reichlen-teresa, #school-of-american-ballet, #swan-lake-ballet, #the-firebird-ballet

The New York Times 3:35 am on February 13, 2022
Tags: A Very Young Dancer (Book), , , , , Krementz, Jill, New York City Ballet, , , Selby, Stephanie (1965-2022)   

Stephanie Selby, Ballerina Who Inspired Many, Dies at 57

A 1976 book of photographs and text traced her year at the School of American Ballet and made her famous. But a darker story lay underneath.

#a-very-young-dancer-book, #balanchine-george, #books-and-literature, #dancing, #deaths-obituaries, #krementz-jill, #new-york-city-ballet, #photography, #school-of-american-ballet, #selby-stephanie-1965-2022

The New York Times 3:37 am on February 5, 2022
Tags: , Baker, Brandon Stirling, Bartok Ballet (Ballet), , , , , , New York City Ballet, , , , Stanley, Taylor (1991- ), , , Von Enck, Emma, Walker, Peter (Dancer), Woodward, Indiana   

Review: City Ballet Gets a Modern Dance Fix

A new work by the Ailey veteran Jamar Roberts shared a program with revivals by Pam Tanowitz and Kyle Abraham.

#abraham-kyle-1977, #baker-brandon-stirling, #bartok-ballet-ballet, #dancing, #emanon-in-two-movements-ballet, #furlan-jovani, #huxley-anthony-1988, #mejia-roman, #new-york-city-ballet, #phelan-unity, #roberts-jamar, #shorter-wayne, #stanley-taylor-1991, #tanowitz-pam, #the-runaway-ballet, #von-enck-emma, #walker-peter-dancer, #woodward-indiana

The New York Times 6:01 pm on January 28, 2022
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Review: At City Ballet, Giving Voice to the Body, With Sneakers

Justin Peck’s “Partita,” set to Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer-Prize winning composition, opened New York City Ballet’s winter season at Lincoln Center.

#bradley-india, #danchig-waring-adrian, #dancing, #dgv-danse-a-grande-vitesse-ballet, #gerrity-emilie, #new-york-city-ballet, #partita-ballet, #peck-justin, #riccardo-davide-dancer, #roomful-of-teeth-music-group, #shaw-caroline, #summerspace-dance

The New York Times 3:00 pm on January 27, 2022
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At City Ballet, Jamar Roberts and Dancers Find a Common Language

“I was thinking about Balanchine a lot,” said Roberts, Ailey’s choreographer in residence, who is making his first work for New York City Ballet.

#ailey-alvin-american-dance-theater, #dancing, #emanon-in-two-movements-ballet, #new-york-city-ballet, #roberts-jamar, #shorter-wayne

The New York Times 4:19 pm on January 25, 2022
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Justin Peck and Collaborators Combine Gravitational Universes

For his new work at New York City Ballet, Peck enlisted the composer Caroline Shaw and the artist Eva LeWitt: “It has really felt like a back-and-forth conversation.”

#dancing, #lewitt-eva-1985, #new-york-city-ballet, #partita-ballet, #peck-justin, #shaw-caroline

The New York Times 5:23 pm on December 20, 2021
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Arts Groups Bet Big on Holiday Programming. Will Children Come?

Children 5 and over must now have proof of vaccination to see shows and visit museums. As Covid-19 surges, arts organizations are trying to welcome their youngest audience members safely.

#american-museum-of-natural-history, #cendrillon-opera, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #culture-arts, #metropolitan-opera, #museums, #new-york-city-ballet, #opera, #vaccination-and-immunization, #vaccination-proof-and-immunization-records, #youth

The New York Times 3:00 pm on December 16, 2021
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2021’s Bespoke ‘Nutcracker’ at City Ballet Meant Costume Changes

After the pandemic pause, nearly 130 costumes had to be remade for a cast that’s older and taller. Built in? Ways to adjust them back down in size.

#dancing, #fashion-and-apparel, #happel-marc, #lincoln-center-for-the-performing-arts, #new-york-city-ballet, #parsons-meares-ltd, #the-nutcracker-ballet

The New York Times 3:06 pm on December 2, 2021
Tags: , , Aunts (Before Your Eyes Inc), , , Black Dance Stories (Web-Original Program), , , , , deadbird (Dance), , , , Herstory of the Universe (Dance), iridescent (Dance), , Michelson, Sarah, New York City Ballet, Paz, Jimena, , , , , Warren, Charmaine   

Best Dance of 2021

A year of uncertainty was capped by a happy ending: a rush of performances this fall, including standouts by masters (Twyla Tharp) and breakout stars (LaTasha Barnes).

#ailey-alvin-american-dance-theater, #arts-year-in-review-2021, #aunts-before-your-eyes-inc, #barnes-latasha-1980, #being-a-ballerina-the-power-and-perfection-of-a-dancing-life-book, #black-dance-stories-web-original-program, #brown-camille-a, #casel-ayodele, #charles-melanie-jean-baptiste, #dancing, #deadbird-dance, #emory-devynn, #evans-moriah-a-1979, #farrish-kayla, #herstory-of-the-universe-dance, #iridescent-dance, #larsen-gavin-1974, #michelson-sarah, #new-york-city-ballet, #paz-jimena, #roberts-jamar, #tanowitz-pam, #tharp-twyla, #two-thousand-twenty-one, #warren-charmaine

The New York Times 5:12 pm on November 24, 2021
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This Year’s ‘Nutcracker’ Kids: Taller, Older and Savoring It All

The return of New York City Ballet’s holiday classic will look a little different this season, with children 12 and above and new costumes for the party scene.

#coronavirus-reopenings, #dancing, #happel-marc, #new-york-city-ballet, #school-of-american-ballet, #stafford-jonathan, #the-nutcracker-ballet

The New York Times 3:09 pm on October 19, 2021
Tags: , Chaconne (Ballet), , , , LaFreniere, Isabella, , , New York City Ballet, , Other Dances (Ballet), ,   

Rising Out of the Pandemic, City Ballet Ushers in a New Era

The fall season comes to a close at New York City Ballet, with a flurry of farewells and new beginnings.

#angle-tyler, #chaconne-ballet, #dancing, #kowroski-maria, #la-cour-ask, #lafreniere-isabella, #lovette-lauren, #mejia-roman, #new-york-city-ballet, #opus-19-the-dreamer-ballet, #other-dances-ballet, #phelan-unity, #stafford-abi

The New York Times 11:32 am on October 15, 2021
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Farewell to a Ballerina With Borscht Belt Humor and ‘Legs of Life’

Maria Kowroski, the reigning principal of New York City Ballet and the last company member to have worked with Jerome Robbins, takes her final bow.

#amaria-ballet, #content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #kowroski-maria, #new-york-city-ballet

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 7, 2021
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The Road Back: ‘How Am I Ever Going to Dance Again?’

We talked to three New York City Ballet dancers — Megan Fairchild, Jovani Furlan and India Bradley — in the months leading up to their return to the stage.

#bradley-india, #brazil, #content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #fairchild-megan, #furlan-jovani, #new-york-city-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #work-life-balance

The New York Times 8:16 pm on September 28, 2021
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‘I Feel an Abundance’: A Composer Dips Into the Dance World

The choreographer Andrea Miller chose Lido Pimienta — “she’s a superstar” — to score her new piece for New York City Ballet. They talk about breaking new ground.

#content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #gallim-dance, #miller-andrea-j-1982, #music, #new-york-city-ballet, #pimienta-lido, #sky-to-hold-dance

The New York Times 4:58 pm on September 22, 2021
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Review: With Balanchine and Confetti, City Ballet Is Back

New York City Ballet opened its fall season on Tuesday with its first full-scale performance since the pandemic began. It felt like a rainbow.

#angle-tyler, #balanchine-george, #danchig-waring-adrian, #dancing, #fairchild-megan, #gordon-joseph-dancer, #koch-david-h-theater, #kowroski-maria, #la-cour-ask, #mearns-sara, #new-york-city-ballet, #serenade-ballet, #symphony-in-c-dance

The New York Times 2:00 pm on September 22, 2021
Tags: , , , Hochman, Connie, In Balanchine's Classroom (Movie), New York City Ballet,   

Balanchine, the Teacher: ‘I Pushed Everybody’

He used to say he would be remembered more for his teaching than his ballets. The film “In Balanchine’s Classroom” provides a glimpse of that.

#balanchine-george, #dancing, #documentary-films-and-programs, #hochman-connie, #in-balanchines-classroom-movie, #new-york-city-ballet, #school-of-american-ballet

The New York Times 11:25 pm on September 2, 2021
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‘The Nutcracker’ Returns, With New Rules for Children

The surge of the Delta variant has prompted many dance companies to retool the holiday favorite. At New York City Ballet, there will be no performers under 12.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-delta-variant, #coronavirus-reopenings, #dancing, #joffrey-ballet, #kansas-city-mo, #kansas-city-ballet, #new-york-city, #new-york-city-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #the-nutcracker-ballet

The New York Times 2:00 pm on August 19, 2021
Tags: Ballard, Louis, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Chouteau, Yvonne (1929-2016), , , Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas, Hightower, Rosella, Larkin, Moscelyne, , New York City Ballet, , , , The Four Moons (Ballet), ,   

Oklahoma’s Gift to Ballet: The Five Moons Ballerinas

A festival at the University of Oklahoma celebrates the impact of these ballerinas on 20th century ballet, honoring their Native American heritage.

#ballard-louis, #ballet-russe-de-monte-carlo, #chouteau-yvonne-1929-2016, #content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #grand-ballet-du-marquis-de-cuevas, #hightower-rosella, #larkin-moscelyne, #native-americans, #new-york-city-ballet, #oklahoma, #tallchief-maria, #tallchief-marjorie, #the-four-moons-ballet, #university-of-oklahoma, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 8:16 pm on August 17, 2021
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How Misty Copeland and Robert Garland Are Uniting Black Dancers

A rare gathering of Black dancers from different companies meet to discuss a new production on Little Island, curated by Misty Copeland and Robert Garland.

#american-ballet-theater, #black-people, #copeland-misty, #dance-theater-of-harlem, #dancing, #garland-robert, #little-island-manhattan-ny, #new-york-city-ballet, #race-and-ethnicity, #stare-decisis-to-stand-by-things-decided-ballet

The New York Times 5:05 am on August 7, 2021
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Patricia Wilde, Ballerina Showcased by Balanchine, Dies at 93

Quick and daring with New York City Ballet, she was a favorite of its leader, who would throw her into a role with barely a rehearsal.

#balanchine-george, #dancing, #deaths-obituaries, #new-york-city-ballet, #wilde-patricia

The New York Times 2:34 pm on July 27, 2021
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Amar Ramasar, City Ballet Dancer, To Retire After Texting Scandal

Amar Ramasar, a principal dancer who was denounced by colleagues for sharing vulgar texts, will leave the company in May.

#metoo-movement, #dancing, #new-york-city-ballet, #ramasar-amar-1981, #sexual-harassment

The New York Times 6:27 pm on July 14, 2021
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Georgina Pazcoguin Gives a Candid Account of Ballet Culture in ‘Swan Dive’

Georgina Pazcoguin, a New York City Ballet soloist, has written a page-turner of a memoir.

#books-and-literature, #content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #new-york-city-ballet, #pazcoguin-georgina, #race-and-ethnicity, #school-of-american-ballet, #swan-dive-the-making-of-a-rogue-ballerina-book

The New York Times 7:57 pm on June 2, 2021
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Some Venue Owners Get a Federal Lifeline. Others Are Told They’re Dead.

The first applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, offering $16 billion in federal aid, were approved.

#bars-and-nightclubs, #bend-ore, #bowery-ballroom, #bridgeport-conn, #broadway-league, #carnegie-hall, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #federal-aid-us, #mercury-lounge, #music, #new-york-city, #new-york-city-ballet, #senate, #shuttered-venue-operators-grants, #small-business-administration, #social-security-administration, #stimulus-economic, #theater

The New York Times 12:52 pm on May 10, 2021
Tags: , , , Lassalle, Nancy (1927-2021), New York City Ballet,   

Nancy Lassalle, Longtime Promoter of Ballet, Dies at 93

In 1941 she studied at George Balanchine’s fledgling dance academy. She was not destined to be a ballerina, but she dedicated her life to Balanchine’s legacy.

#balanchine-george, #dancing, #deaths-obituaries, #lassalle-nancy-1927-2021, #new-york-city-ballet, #school-of-american-ballet

The New York Times 8:54 am on May 10, 2021
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Only Connect: Yearning for the Intimacy of a Danced, Onstage World

Russell Janzen of City Ballet misses the physical and emotional closeness forged onstage, which are lost on video and in socially distanced dancing.

#balanchine-george, #bouder-ashley, #coppola-sofia, #dancing, #duo-concertant-ballet, #janzen-russell, #keenan-glenn, #lincoln-center-for-the-performing-arts, #new-york-city-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture

The New York Times 1:51 am on May 7, 2021
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Review: Sofia Coppola Brings New York City Ballet Back to Life

Her film for City Ballet’s virtual spring gala, featuring a new solo by Justin Peck, explores the nooks and crannies of the company’s theater.

#balanchine-george, #coppola-sofia, #dancing, #documentary-films-and-programs, #new-york-city-ballet, #peck-justin

The New York Times 6:50 pm on May 4, 2021
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Jacques d’Amboise, a Ballet Star Who Believed in Dance for All

The New York City Ballet legend, who went on to form National Dance Institute, lived to the fullest — and danced with that same spirit.

#apollo-ballet, #content-type-personal-profile, #damboise-jacques, #dancing, #national-dance-institute, #new-york-city, #new-york-city-ballet, #school-of-american-ballet

The New York Times 6:45 pm on May 4, 2021
Tags: , Dances at a Gathering (Ballet), , Divertimento No 15 (Ballet), , , Liebeslieder Walzer (Ballet), , , New York City Ballet, ,   

Sofia Coppola’s Challenge: To Convey the Feeling of Live Dance

Coppola and Justin Peck talk about how they approached making a film for New York City Ballet’s digital spring gala.

#coppola-sofia, #dances-at-a-gathering-ballet, #dancing, #divertimento-no-15-ballet, #duo-concertant-ballet, #koch-david-h-theater, #liebeslieder-walzer-ballet, #lincoln-center-for-the-performing-arts, #movies, #new-york-city-ballet, #peck-justin, #quarantine-life-and-culture

The New York Times 4:07 am on May 4, 2021
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Jacques d’Amboise, 86, Dies; Early, Charismatic Star of City Ballet

A product of Washington Heights, he embodied an all-American style, combining the nonchalance of Fred Astaire with the nobility of a classic male dancer. Hollywood came calling, too.

#apollo-ballet, #balanchine-george, #carousel-play, #damboise-jacques, #dancing, #deaths-obituaries, #men-and-boys, #movies, #national-dance-institute, #new-york-city-ballet, #school-of-american-ballet

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 22, 2021
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‘I Wish I Got Pregnant in March!’ Inside the Dance Baby Boom.

Many dancers have taken advantage of a byproduct of the pandemic — time away from performing — to try out a new role: motherhood.

#american-ballet-theater, #babies-and-infants, #dance-theater-of-harlem, #dancing, #delgado-patricia, #fairchild-megan, #lang-heather-dancer, #lincoln-center-for-the-performing-arts, #new-york-city-ballet, #pereira-erica, #pollack-brittany, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #reichlen-teresa

The New York Times 3:02 pm on April 14, 2021
Tags: , , , , Moylan, Mary Ellen (1925-2020), New York City Ballet, , The Four Temperaments (Ballet)   

Mary Ellen Moylan, ‘First Great Balanchine Dancer,’ Is Dead at 95

The celebrated choreographer created roles for her. The critics hailed her. Yet her death a year ago went unnoticed in the dance world.

#american-ballet-theater, #balanchine-george, #dancing, #deaths-obituaries, #moylan-mary-ellen-1925-2020, #new-york-city-ballet, #school-of-american-ballet, #the-four-temperaments-ballet

The New York Times 4:05 pm on April 6, 2021
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Kyle Abraham’s Second Act at City Ballet: Spare, Wintry, Abstract

For “When We Fell,” a filmed dance, the choreographer took cues from a snowy bubble residency — and from Prince’s “Under the Cherry Moon.”

#abraham-kyle-1977, #dancing, #kaatsbaan-cultural-park-tivoli-ny, #koch-david-h-theater, #new-york-city-ballet, #the-runaway-ballet, #when-we-fell-ballet

The New York Times 4:08 pm on March 10, 2021
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Ballet Is Hard Enough. What Happens When You Lose a Year?

An elite male principal. A veteran ballerina. A rising apprentice. Three dancers talk about life and work during the pandemic.

#american-ballet-theater, #bouder-ashley, #coronavirus-reopenings, #durham-savannah, #new-york-city-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #school-of-american-ballet, #whiteside-james

The New York Times 6:53 pm on March 8, 2021
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A Ballerina Takes a Leap of Faith, This Time in Herself

Lauren Lovette, the New York City Ballet principal, is retiring from the company but not from dance.

#dancing, #lovette-lauren, #new-york-city-ballet, #stafford-jonathan

The New York Times 4:00 pm on March 3, 2021
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What Is a Ballet Body?

With performances on pause, many dancers are rethinking their relationship to weight.

#american-ballet-theater, #dancing, #howard-theresa-ruth, #lopez-lourdes, #miami-city-ballet, #morgan-kathryn-1989, #new-york-city-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #stafford-jonathan, #whelan-wendy

The New York Times 6:35 pm on February 16, 2021
Tags: , , Ballet Academy East, , Brown, Ronald K/Evidence, , , , Mercy (Dance), , New York Choral Society, New York City Ballet, Prodigal Son (Ballet), , , Schreier, Claudia, Ulbricht, Daniel   

Transcendent Spirits: Lift 40 Voices and Dance

Streaming highlights: the New York Chorale Society, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence and City Ballet’s ‘Prodigal Son.’

#ailey-alvin-american-dance-theater, #balanchine-george, #ballet-academy-east, #brown-ronald-k, #brown-ronald-k-evidence, #dancing, #joyce-theater, #kowroski-maria, #mercy-dance, #music, #new-york-choral-society, #new-york-city-ballet, #prodigal-son-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #reichlen-teresa, #schreier-claudia, #ulbricht-daniel

The New York Times 10:18 am on February 8, 2021
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Second February Snowfall Blankets New York

More than six inches fell on Sunday, and more nasty weather is expected this week, with additional snow and freezing temperatures.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #dancing, #grayson-edward-1976, #koch-david-h-theater, #new-york-city, #new-york-city-ballet, #shutdowns-institutional, #snow-and-snowstorms, #theater

The New York Times 3:00 pm on December 28, 2020
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With No Tickets to Sell, Arts Groups Appeal to Donors to Survive

Virtual cocktail parties have replaced black-tie galas as cultural institutions struggle to pay their operating costs.

#armstrong-richard-1949, #ars-nova, #borda-deborah, #budgets-and-budgeting, #classical-music, #culture-arts, #detroit-symphony-orchestra, #guggenheim-solomon-r-museum, #kennedy-john-f-center-for-the-performing-arts, #lincoln-center-for-the-performing-arts, #new-york-city-ballet, #new-york-philharmonic, #philanthropy, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #rutter-deborah-f, #timms-henry

The New York Times 5:39 pm on December 17, 2020
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‘On Pointe’: The Real-Life Adventures of Some Very Young Dancers

This six-part documentary on Disney+ takes viewers inside the School of American Ballet. You’ll get your “Nutcracker” fix, too.

#bills-larissa, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-personal-profile, #dancing, #disney-plus, #documentary-films-and-programs, #new-york-city, #new-york-city-ballet, #on-pointe-tv-program, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #school-of-american-ballet, #television

The New York Times 7:45 pm on December 14, 2020
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Review: This ‘Nutcracker’ Is a Fantasy You Can Enter

Troy Schumacher’s immersive “The Nutcracker at Wethersfield” provides a dreamlike experience.

#amenia-ny, #balletcollective, #dancing, #laracey-ashley, #nadon-mira, #new-york-city-ballet, #schumacher-troy, #the-nutcracker-ballet

The New York Times 6:38 pm on November 2, 2020
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Dancing on Grass and Concrete at New York City Ballet

Using Lincoln Center as a set, the company’s digital New Works Festival features site-specific films by Justin Peck, Jamar Roberts, Pam Tanowitz and others.

#akinmusire-ambrose, #culture-arts, #dancing, #janzen-russell, #lincoln-center-for-the-performing-arts, #miller-andrea-j-1982, #new-york-city-ballet, #pazcoguin-georgina, #peck-justin, #phelan-unity, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #roberts-jamar, #tanowitz-pam

The New York Times 9:45 pm on October 26, 2020
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Susan Hendl, Ballet Master and Dancer, Dies at 73

After dancing for George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, she became a longtime teacher at the New York City Ballet.

#balanchine-george, #dancing, #deaths-obituaries, #hendl-susan-1949-2020, #new-york-city-ballet, #robbins-jerome, #school-of-american-ballet

The New York Times 2:57 pm on October 25, 2020
Tags: Catazaro, Zachary, , Finlay, Chase, , Maxwell, Alexa (Dancer), New York City Ballet, , , Waterbury, Alexandra   

The Ballet Photo-Sharing Scandal Enters a New Phase in Court

The former New York City Ballet dancer who sent intimate photos of his girlfriend to others presents himself as a victim in a new court filing.

#catazaro-zachary, #dancing, #finlay-chase, #manhattan-nyc, #maxwell-alexa-dancer, #new-york-city-ballet, #ramasar-amar-1981, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #waterbury-alexandra

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 22, 2020
Tags: , , Dance Rising Collective, , Gutierrez, Miguel, Johnson, Emily (1976- ), , , Melnick, Jodi, New York City Ballet,   

Could Dance Be a Weapon All Over Again?

It’s a scary time for body-based art. What will survive after the pandemic? As dance artists fight the old ways, a new empowerment is in the air.

#american-ballet-theater, #culture-arts, #dance-rising-collective, #dancing, #gutierrez-miguel, #johnson-emily-1976, #jones-bill-t, #lee-mingwei, #melnick-jodi, #new-york-city-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture

The New York Times 2:03 am on October 20, 2020
Tags: Applebaum, Daniel (Dancer), Chamblee, Preston, Dancers of NYCB, , , , , New York City Ballet, , Polyphonia (Ballet), , Taylor, Janie,   

Ballet Finds Itself on Higher Ground, Overlooking Lincoln Center

Six short works, including three premieres, were unveiled on a rooftop to benefit the new organization Dancers of N.Y.C.B.

#applebaum-daniel-dancer, #chamblee-preston, #dancers-of-nycb, #dancing, #huxley-anthony-1988, #lovette-lauren, #millepied-benjamin, #new-york-city-ballet, #peck-justin, #polyphonia-ballet, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #taylor-janie, #wheeldon-christopher

The New York Times 2:43 am on September 27, 2020
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Things to Do This Week

This week, meet the singer Tashera Robertson, hit a photo show and try your hand at making snow fluff.

#art, #bennett-brit, #books-and-literature, #brooklyn-book-festival, #cleveland-museum-of-art, #content-type-service, #copeland-misty, #culture-arts, #dancing, #exercise, #gutierrez-martine-photographer, #hall-moran-alicia, #jones-bill-t, #jones-tayari, #mcqueen-steve, #metropolitan-museum-of-art, #museums, #music, #national-museum-of-women-in-the-arts, #new-school, #new-york-city-ballet, #new-york-film-festival, #parsons-the-new-school-for-design, #photography, #pop-and-rock-music, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #roy-arundhati, #sherman-cindy, #whitehead-colson