The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center celebrates its 50th birthday. The opera house opened on September 16, 1966 with the world premier of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra, based on the Shakespeare play. Fred Plotkin at WQXR has a …
Month: September 2016
Ballet Mentor Website Debuts
Current ABT Soloists Sarah Lane and Craig Salstein along with former dancers Eric Tamm and Luis Ribagorda have set up an innovative website designed to help young dancers navigate their way through the ballet world. Ballet Mentor is designed to answer …
NYCB Balanchine and Stravinsky, 9-21
After the NYCB gala the previous evening celebrating fashion in ballet, the company did an abrupt turn Wednesday with minimalist “Black and White” Balanchine works set to Stravinsky. Dancers were clad in plain black or white leotards, with the biggest …
ABT Sleeping Beauty in Paris Reviews
naomikage of BalletAlert posted reviews of ABT’s early September Sleeping Beauty in Paris. If your French isn’t good, use Google Translate for the French websites: Philippe Noisette in Les Echos Rosita Boisseau in Le Monde Danser Canal Historique Julie Briand …
Best Lincoln Center Restaurants
The New York City Ballet fall season starts this week. Sometimes a ticket for a ballet is not enough entertainment for an evening so here is a list of my favorite Lincoln Center area (or Lincoln Square) restaurants in all …
Emily Kikta and Dad to Perform New NYCB Work
Peter Walker of NYCB debuts his new work, Ten in Seven, Tuesday with music by Thomas Kikta, father of NYCB dancer Emily Kikta, according to TribLive.com. Peter’s work is set to a guitar-centric score with piano, trumpet, and drums. Thomas will lead an …