Tiler Peck has been a New York City Ballet Principal Dancer since 2009 and it is surprising she has not tackled the iconic Odette/Odile role in Swan Lake until this season. Her debut Wednesday was a stunning success, filled with …
Month: September 2017

NYCB Swan Lake Friday:
Catazaro Debuts as Siegfried
Friday marked Zachary Catazaro’s debut as Prince Siegfried in New York City Ballet’s Swan Lake. The Soloist was originally scheduled to dance the role in 2015, but a foot injury in dress rehearsal ruined his eagerly awaited debut. He finally …

Swan Lake Opens Fall NYCB Season
Above Photo: Sara Mearns and Tyler Angle, Allegro Brillante, January 19, 2017-Swan Lake opens New York City Ballet’s fall season Tuesday. NYCB will perform the work in 13 of the 28 performances in the season. Although I’m not a fan of …

Robert Fairchild Leaves NYCB;
Daniil Simkin Joins Staatsballett
Above Photo: Robert Fairchild, Career Transition for Dancers Benefit, September 28, 2015-New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Robert Fairchild will leave at the end of the NYCB fall season to devote more time to his Broadway career, according to an …

Acadia National Park Photos
I posted photos from my August vacation in Maine on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. Most of my photography these days is dance related, so it was nice to get out and do some landscape work. Such photography requires early morning wakeup …

NYCB, ABT Fall Seasons Upcoming
Above photo: Sterling Hyltin and Andrew Veyette, Swan Lake, September 24, 2015 August is a slow month in the New York City ballet scene with the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre fall seasons providing something to look forward …