Interesting article/video from The New York Times on an iPad app that allows users to choreograph on their iPad with New York City Ballet’s Daniel Ulbricht and Justin Pack. “Passe-Partout, the third and newest dance application by the 2wice Arts …
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New York City Ballet
All Robbins Evening
New York City Ballet presented an All Robbins evening Friday with Glass Pieces (1983), Opus 19/The Dreamer (1979), and The Concert (1956). I was looking forward to seeing Chase Finlay, who was injured last winter and scheduled to perform in …
Ana Sophia Scheller
Injury Update
One of my favorites, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Ana Sophia Scheller, has been out of action for the past four months with a foot injury. She provided two recent updates on Twitter and Instagram on her progress. In …
New York City Ballet in Washington DC
The New York City Ballet performed at the Kennedy Center April 1-6 with a mixed bill consisting of Christopher Wheeldon’s Soiree Musicale, Justin Peck’s Year of the Rabbit and Alexei Ratmansky’s Namouna, a Grand Divertissement, and the classic Jewels. Sarah Kaufman of …
Jenifer Ringer, Janie Taylor, Sébastien Marcovici Farewell Photos
Leena Hassan (@LeenaHasson on Twitter) has some great photos of farewell curtain calls of New York City Ballet’s Jenifer Ringer, Janie Taylor, and Sebastian Marcovici. Jenifer’s final performance was on February 9 (Brian Seibert’s New York Times Review) and Janie …
The Scoop on the Mess at
New York City Ballet
I reviewed the February 1 New York City Ballet performance of Union Jack and noted the problem with the pony that made a brief appearance at the end of the Costermonger pas de deux; shortly after the pony departed before …