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I am a ballet fan and photographer living in New York City. You can see my work, which focuses on curtain calls of ballet dancers, houses of worship, and landscapes at notmydayjobphotography.

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Leonid Sarafanov Don Quixote Video

KentGBecker February 11, 2021

Check out my latest YouTube video, an analysis of Leonid Sarafanov’s Don Quixote solos from a 2006 Mariinsky Ballet performance in Vienna. The solos, captured on a 2009 DVD from Decca, are some of the finest representations of the iconic …

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ABT Swan Lake Review: Sarah Lane Debut

KentGBecker June 17, 2017

Sarah Lane’s American Ballet Theatre Swan Lake debut Thursday was a special event celebrating her perseverance. She joined ABT in 2003 and was promoted to Soloist in 2007. As a 10-year Soloist, she is just now dancing lead roles in major …

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ABT Swan Lake: Sarah Lane Debut

KentGBecker June 16, 2017

I posted a few curtain call photos from the Thursday American Ballet Theatre Swan Lake performance on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. The performance featured Sarah Lane’s ABT debut as Odette/Odile. Look for my review soon. A few late night comments: Sarah …

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ABT Studio Company Winter Festival

KentGBecker February 7, 2021

Above photo: Elisabeth Beyer. Check out the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Winter Festival Tuesday and Wednesday at 7 pm on ABT’s YouTube channel. The festival features new works from New York City Ballet’s Lauren Lovette and Hope Boykin along …

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Ivan Vasiliev Flames of Paris Video

KentGBecker January 3, 2021

Above photo: Ivan Vasiliev, Mikhailovsky Ballet Flames of Paris, November 14, 2014, Lincoln Center. Check out my latest YouTube video analyzing Ivan Vasiliev in his Flames of Paris solos from 2011 with the Bolshoi Ballet. His athletic and energetic solos …

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Christine Shevchenko A Night at the Ballet

Christine Shevchenko: A Night at the Ballet

KentGBecker December 18, 2020

Above photo: Aran Bell and Christine Shevchenko, screenshot from video Check out the Live Arts Global production of A Night at the Ballet, available on YouTube until Sunday (Update: video no longer available). The production is put on by Live …

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ABT Le Corsaire Review: Shevchenko, Stearns

Christine Shevchenko in A Night at the Ballet

KentGBecker December 10, 2020

Above photo: Christine Shevchenko and Cory Stearns, Le Corsaire, June 10, 2017 Great news as American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer will produce in “A Night at the Ballet” streamed from December 17-20. The production is put on by Live Arts …

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ABT Today-The Future Starts Now: Struggling for Relevance

KentGBecker November 30, 2020

Above Photo: Betsey McBride, Jacob Clerico, Anabel Katnelson, Duncan McIlwaine, Erica Lall, Melvin Lawovi in Indestructible Light American Ballet Theatre’s ABT Today: The Future Starts Now on YouTube, which filled in for the canceled fall season Koch Theatre fundraising gala, presented …

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Step of the Day: Jeté Entrelace

KentGBecker October 13, 2020

Step of the Day: Jeté Entrelacé (zhuh-TAY ahn-truh-la-SAY) is a jump from one foot, followed by a half turn, then a split jump landing on the other foot. The step is common for both men and women. The step is …

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