Photo: Stephanie Ray Williams and Da’Von Doane, Dialogues, April 2017. Lincoln Center Out of Doors will feature Dance Theatre of Harlem Saturday at 7:30 pm at the Damrosch Park Bandshell next to the Metropolitan Opera House. I’ve always enjoyed DTH …
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Fall Season Tickets: ABT, NYCB, Balanchine City Center
Above photo; Marcelo Gomes, Cory Stearns, Herman Cornejo, Fancy Free, October 25, 2014. There is much going on in the New York City ballet scene this fall with interesting works from American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and a …
Elisabeth Beyer on Moscow and YAGP Ballet Competitions
Ellison Ballet student Elisabeth Beyer has had a great year in ballet competitions. As a 15-year old, she took 1st place at the prestigious International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers (better known as the Moscow International Ballet Competition) in …
Youth America Grand Prix: Young Dancers Dazzle
Above photo: Elisabeth Beyer courtesy of VAM Productions. Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) held its finals Wednesday at Koch Theater, Lincoln Center. The finals featured 95 dancers in four divisions: Junior Women and Men aged 12-14 and the Senior Women …
Prix de Lausanne Ballet Competition This Week
Photo by Gregory Batardon, courtesy Prix de Lausanne. The prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition takes place this week, with the finals on Saturday. Lausanne live streams the competition, allowing fans to witness the competition’s daily activities, selections, and finals. Lausanne provides a …
Balletfocus 2017 Highlights
It’s been fun covering the New York ballet scene in 2017 and I hope you enjoyed Balletfocus commentary and photography. Thanks for tuning in. Here are my favorites of 2017: ABT Discovers New Stars Sometimes bad events lead to good …