The Film Society of Lincoln Center will present Afternoon of a Faun, a documentary on the life of Tanaquil Le Clerq February 5-16. Tanaquil was a Principal Dancer at New York City Ballet until she was stricken with polio at …
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New York City Ballet
city.ballet on AOL On
For those looking for some ballet action after the fall ABT season and before the start of numerous Nutcrackers, check out “city ballet” on AOL On, a documentary series that follows several New York City Ballet dancers in their professional …
New York City Ballet
All Balanchine Short Stories
Oct 11, 2013
Balanchine’s diversity and range were on display Friday night in The New York City Ballet All Balanchine Short Stories program. The three works ranged from La Sonnambula, a mysterious tale in the 19th century Romantic genre, Prodigal Son, a classic …
AOL On Announces
New York City Ballet Documentary
AOL On has a clip on its upcoming documentary “city.ballet” on New York City Ballet. The debut is scheduled for November 4 and is developed and narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker. It is comforting to hear that city.ballet is a …
New York City Ballet
Balanchine in Black & White
October 4, 2013
When going through my tickets for the New York City Ballet fall season a few weeks ago, I was at first disappointed to see that two of the performances were of the same program, Balanchine in Black & White. However, …
New York City Ballet
Balanchine in Black & White
Sept 28, 2013
Watching a full-length classical ballet is easy because the plot is formulaic: boy meets girl and they either die or live happily ever after. Balanchine modernist ballets are a much more difficult task to interpret, similar to viewing an abstract …