Category: NYCB

Afternoon of a Faun director Nancy Buirski and New York City Ballet’s Janie Taylor will discuss the legacies of Balanchine and Tanaquil Le Clercq on Sunday, March 2 at 3:45 pm (following the 2:15 pm showing of the documentary) at …

Friday evening’s New York City Ballet theme was À La Française, a tribute to ballets with French composers. Two of the works were composed in the 1950s for Paris-born Principal Dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq by men who were in love …

Balanchine’s Coppélia returned to the New York City Ballet repertory this season after a five-year absence. Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova staged the work in 1974 after revivals by Marius Petipa for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in the late …

Afternoon of a Faun is an engrossing documentary about the life of New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq, currently showing at the Lincoln Center Film Society until February 25. Tanny, as her friends called her, was a …

I saw Balanchine and Robbins: Masters at Work Saturday evening for the second time (here is my first review from January 26). The second time around, the informal nature of the piece struck home. For example, Adrian Danchig-Waring dances with …

Friday’s New York City Ballet theme was Balanchine and Robbins: Masters at Work with two one-hour pieces, Robbin’s Dances at a Gathering and Balanchine’s Union Jack. Dances at a Gathering, set to 18 Chopin piano pieces, premiered in 1969. It …