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
New York City Ballet
city.ballet on AOL On
For those looking for some ballet action after the fall ABT season and before the start of numerous Nutcrackers, check out “city ballet” on AOL On, a documentary series that follows several New York City Ballet dancers in their professional …
ABT Fall Season
Final Thoughts
ABT’s broad repertory was on display in the fall season that ended Sunday with classics Les Sylphides (1909) and Theme and Variation (1947), dramatic ballets The Moor’s Pavane (1949) and A Month in the Country (1976), and modern works Bach …
American Ballet Theatre
November 7, 2013
The ABT mixed rep bill Thursday was nicely diversified with a Balanchine classic (Theme and Variations), an Ashton story ballet (A Month in the Country), and a new Ratmansky work (Piano Concerto #1). Ashton’s “A Month in the Country,” had …
American Ballet Theatre
November 2, 2013
Theme and Variations is one of my favorites, having seen this Balanchine classic many times. The work, which Ballet Theatre premiered in 1947, was intended to honor the period when Russian ballet flourished with the aid of Tchaikovsky’s music. ABT …
American Ballet Theatre,
November 1, 2013
I enjoy the contrasts between the ABT fall and spring seasons. The spring season presents full-length classical ballets featuring a limited number of leading dancers providing the bulk of the dancing and dramatic action. By contrast, the fall season showcases …
ABT Fall Season Preview
I look forward to the ABT fall season starting Wednesday; I need to remind myself not to go to City Center, where ABT has performed in the fall for the past 15 or so years. The company will perform at …