Lincoln Center celebrated the 50th anniversary of George Balanchine’s classic Jewels I last week with a unique bill featuring performances by the leading interpreters of the work: New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, and the Bolshoi Ballet (the Mariinsky also performs …
Category: NYCB
NYCB Sleeping Beauty Review, Fairchild and De Luz
Those that braved the dig-out from a major East Coast snowstorm Thursday were treated to a delightful NYCB The Sleeping Beauty performance. Megan Fairchild and Joaquin De Luz were on the mark, demonstrating great range and subtly in a solid performance. …
NYCB New Combinations Falls Short
After featuring Balanchine classics in the first several weeks of the New York City Ballet Winter Season, it was out with the old, in with the new Thursday with a New Combinations theme as NYCB premiered two new works by Justin …
NYCB New Combinations Premier
I posted curtain call photos of New York City Ballet’s New Combinations premier Thursday on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. The evening featured new contemporary works from Pontus Lidberg (The Shimmering Asphalt) and NYCB Soloist Justin Peck (The Times Are Racing). Very …
Balanchine Short Stories, Jan 21
Balanchine’s diversity and range were on display Saturday night in the New York City Ballet Balanchine Short Stories program. The three works ranged from La Sonnambula, a mysterious tale in the 19th century Romantic genre, Prodigal Son, a classic story …
NYCB All Balanchine Review, January 19
The NYCB All Balanchine bill Thursday featured classics Allegro Brillante, Swan Lake, and The Four Temperaments. There were several cast changes as Megan Fairchild was out with the flu as reported on her Twitter feed, causing cast changes throughout the …