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Author: KentGBecker
NYCB La Sylphide Review, Oct. 3
New York City Ballet’s La Sylphide is a lush, beautiful work staged by Peter Martins after the choreography of August Bournonville. The NYCB premier was 2015, with striking costumes and sets by Susan Tammany. Leads Wednesday were Ashley Bouder as …
NYCB Friday Review: Run Away from Runaway
Above photo: Tiler Peck, Joseph Gordon, The Exchange. I thought Wayne McGregor’s new AFTERITE performed in American Ballet Theatre’s spring season would easily take the prize for my least favorite ballet of the year. Then I saw Kyle Abraham’s The Runaway …
Kimin Kim at City Center for Song of the Mermaid
Kimin Kim of the Mariinsky will perform at City Center October 20 and 21 with K’Arts Ballet of Korea in Song of the Mermaid, a fantasy ballet choreographed by SunHee Kim. Tickets are on sale at City Center ranging from $25 …
NYCB Balanchine Greatest Hits, September 22 Review
The Saturday evening All Balanchine New York City Ballet program contained some of Balanchine’s greatest hits, with four important works: Concerto Barocco, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and Symphony in C. Concerto Barocco, set to Bach’s double violin …
NYCB Jewels Features Impressive Debuts
This New York City Ballet fall season will be fun to watch with a number of debuts, particularly among the men to fill slots from departing dancers due to the sex photo exchange scandal (see my article for thoughts). The Wednesday …
Met Opera Shortens ABT Spring Season to 5 Weeks in 2020
The New York Times reported that the Metropolitan Opera will change its calendar starting in the 2020-2021 season. The opera company will extend its season to early June from early May and introduce a midwinter break in February. American Ballet …