Peter Walker of NYCB debuts his new work, Ten in Seven, Tuesday with music by Thomas Kikta, father of NYCB dancer Emily Kikta, according to TribLive.com. Peter’s work is set to a guitar-centric score with piano, trumpet, and drums. Thomas will lead an …
Category: NYCB
Ballet DVD, Cinema, Streaming
The Good: Bolshoi, Royal Ballet
The Bad: ABT, NYCB
I saw my dance teacher from Topeka, Kansas recently as her daughter was in New York for ABT’s teacher accreditation program. I danced in her company, Ballet Midwest, in the early 1980s and, although I did not pursue dance as a vocation, I …
Back from Vacation Mixed Rep
Back from vacation. Since I was away… ABT Announces Fall Schedule ABT announced its Fall Season casting, with performances from October 19-30 at Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Prodigal Son casting is interesting with casts of Hee Seo/Jeffrey Cirio and …
New York City Ballet in Paris
It’s difficult to find New York City Ballet performance video. I’m not sure why the company makes it difficult for those outside of New York to see their product (more on that in a future post). Fortunately, NYCB streamed its …
10 Years of Ballet
Curtain Call Photos
This year marks the 10th anniversary of my ballet curtain call photography. My interests in ballet and photography merged in 2005; during curtain calls for Julio Bocca’s final ABT performance, I regretted not having a camera to capture this historic …
NYCB Fall Season Announced
NYCB announced its 2016/2017 season with new works from company dancers, Lauren Lovette and Peter Walker. Both works will premier in NYCB’s fall gala on September 20. Soloist and choreographer-in-residence Justin Peck will premier three works, one with music by Igor Stravinsky. …