The Saturday evening All Balanchine New York City Ballet program contained some of Balanchine’s greatest hits, with four important works: Concerto Barocco, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, and Symphony in C. Concerto Barocco, set to Bach’s double violin …
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NYCB Jewels Features Impressive Debuts
This New York City Ballet fall season will be fun to watch with a number of debuts, particularly among the men to fill slots from departing dancers due to the sex photo exchange scandal (see my article for thoughts). The Wednesday …
Lewd Photo Lawsuit Casts Cloud Over NYCB
Photo: Chase Finlay, Sara Mearns, Apollo, October 3, 2014. The ballet world was abuzz over shocking late-August news that New York City Ballet suspended two Principal Dancers, Amar Ramasar and Zachary Catazaro, with Chase Finlay leaving the company. The actions …
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 …
Thoughts on Peter Martins Retirement from NYCB
Above photo: Peter Martins and Robert Fairchild, October 15, 2017, Fairchild’s Final NYCB performance. On February 15, The New York Times reported that the two-month investigation into the conduct of former New York City Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins …
Delightful Stravinsky & Balanchine Program Closes NYCB Season
New York City Ballet closed its Winter season with a wonderful program of Stravinsky & Balanchine classics. Giving the classics new life Saturday evening were debut performances from Anthony Huxley, Likolani Brown, and Mimi Staker in Le Baiser de la …