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
Bolshoi at Lincoln Center Reviews
The Bolshoi Ballet kept New York reviewers busy with its Lincoln Center visit. Below is a list of reviews I found. The general consensus is that the dancers are very good, but the versions performed were subpar. The New York …
Happy Birthday
Jacques d’Amboise!
New York City Ballet great Jacques d’Amboise turns 80 today. My first Balletfocus post in September covered a lecture demonstration he gave at Bank Street College in New York City. The fast moving hour plus presentation featured dances by students …
Bolshoi Ballet Don Quixote Review,
July 23
I wondered why the Bolshoi cast a leading soloist, Kristina Kretova, in the principal role of Kitri in Don Quixote for the Wednesday evening performance at Koch Theater, Lincoln Center; after all, this is a tough principal role. After a …
Corella and Woetzel in Charge
Interesting articles on two great retired New York dancers, Angel Corella and Damien Woetzel. The Philly.com article on Angel focuses on his plans as the new Artistic Director at Pennsylvania Ballet. “I have a lot of plans,” he said, including …
Bolshoi Don Quixote, July 23
I posted curtain call photos of the Wednesday evening performance of the Bolshoi’s Don Quixote with Kristina Kretova and Mikhail Lobukhin on my photography website notmydayjobphotogarphy.com. I really enjoyed the performance. Look for my review in the next few days.
Angel Corella Named Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Ballet
Big news, former ABT Principal Dancer Angel Corella was named the Artistic Director of Pennsylvania Ballet according to Philly.com. I loved watching Angel at ABT; he was my favorite dancer with his great technique, endless pirouettes, and expressiveness. I wish him …