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
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Author: KentGBecker
Mikhail Baryshnikov Turning Point Solos
Check out my latest YouTube video, which explores Mikhail Baryshnikov’s great dancing in The Turning Point from 1977. The Turning Point featured dance segments from big name ballet stars of the 1970s including Baryshnikov, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, Fernando Bujones. …
Mikhail Baryshnikov Video Hits 1 Million Views
My YouTube video Mikhail Baryshnikov Legendary Solos just hit one million views after I posted it in September. The Baryshnikov video, along with others on Herman Cornejo, Ivan Vasiliev, Leonid Sarafanov have a common theme of technical commentary on solos …
ABT Studio Company: Le Corsaire Suite
Check out my latest video with thoughts on the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company Le Corsaire Suite from the Winter Festival. The ABT Studio Company presented its Winter Festival in February on YouTube with great dancing from the young dancers. …
Leonid Sarafanov Don Quixote Video
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 …
ABT Studio Company Winter Festival
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 …
Ivan Vasiliev Flames of Paris Video
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 …