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
notmydayjobphotography.
Author: KentGBecker
NYCB New Combinations Falls Short
After featuring Balanchine classics in the first several weeks of the New York City Ballet Winter Season, it was out with the old, in with the new Thursday with a New Combinations theme as NYCB premiered two new works by Justin …
NYCB New Combinations Premier
I posted curtain call photos of New York City Ballet’s New Combinations premier Thursday on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. The evening featured new contemporary works from Pontus Lidberg (The Shimmering Asphalt) and NYCB Soloist Justin Peck (The Times Are Racing). Very …
Balanchine Short Stories, Jan 21
Balanchine’s diversity and range were on display Saturday night in the New York City Ballet Balanchine Short Stories program. The three works ranged from La Sonnambula, a mysterious tale in the 19th century Romantic genre, Prodigal Son, a classic story …
NYCB All Balanchine Review, January 19
The NYCB All Balanchine bill Thursday featured classics Allegro Brillante, Swan Lake, and The Four Temperaments. There were several cast changes as Megan Fairchild was out with the flu as reported on her Twitter feed, causing cast changes throughout the …
David Hallberg Returns to ABT
David Hallberg will return to ABT for the Spring Met season according to The New York Times and the ABT website. David has been out of action for over two years due to an ankle injury and has spent the last …
Happy New Year From Balletfocus!
Happy New Year from Balletfocus! Thanks for checking in over the past year. Here are some 2016 Balletfocus posts and projects I particularly enjoyed working on: Baryshnikov Video Series-In May, I posted on YouTube three videos highlighting Mikhail Baryshnikov’s great dancing. …