It’s fortunate that my daughter’s camp is in the Berkshires so that on mom’s weekend, when dads are in exile, I can visit nearby Jacob’s Pillow. The Pillow is a dance center and school located in Becket, MA in the …
Month: July 2014
Dance Theatre of Harlem at
Jacob’s Pillow
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) is both an old and a new company. DTH was founded by former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Arthur Mitchell in 1969 after the assignation of Dr. Martin Luther King. The company had financial …
ABT Fall Season 2014
Tickets go on sale Monday for ABT’s Fall season at Koch Theater at Lincoln Center from October 22-November 2 for 13 performances. The all-mixed rep performances consist of: Bach Partita, Jardin Aux Lilas (Lilac Garden), Seven Sonatas, Fancy Free, Raymonda …
The Bolshoi Ballet in New York
I look forward to seeing The Bolshoi Ballet at Koch Theater, Lincoln Center next week. The company will perform Swan Lake July 15-20; Don Quixote July 22-23; and Spartacus July 25-27. The Bolshoi will also perform at the Saratoga Performing …
New York City Ballet at
Saratoga Springs
New York City Ballet is performing at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center until Saturday. The company has been performing there since 1966 and will return to a two-week season in 2015, up from the current one-week season. Here is a …
ABT 2014 Met Wrap-up
Rather than providing a lame ballet-by-ballet summary of the ABT Met season (I liked dancer X in Swan Lake but not dancer Y because [make up some reason that sounds like I know what I’m talking about], bla bla bla), …