Photo: Gelsey Kirkland Nutcracker, 2014. It’s the Holiday season with plenty of Nutcracker ballets on tap. In addition to the Balanchine New York City Ballet version, here are a few very affordable New York City Nutcrackers: Dances Patrelle presents its annual …
Why Do Boston Red Sox Fans Chant “Yankees Suck!”?
I have had more time this fall to work on Balletfocus.com given that the New York Yankees bowed out to the Boston Red Sox in the American League Divisional Series. I despised the Yankees growing up in Kansas, cheering on …
Hungarian National Ballet Don Quixote at Lincoln Center
The Hungarian National Ballet’s programming at Koch Theater this week combines tried and true, safe crowd favorites (Swan Lake Wednesday, Don Quixote Friday) with more innovative fare Sunday (three works of choreographer Hans van Manen). Michael Messerer, currently the Artistic …
Balanchine City Center Festival Concludes
A few notes from the Friday and Saturday evening performances of the City Center Balanchine celebration. Check out my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com for curtain call photos. San Francisco Ballet performed Scotch Symphony Friday. The work drew inspiration from New York …
City Center Celebrates Balanchine Classics
New York City Center, as part of its 75th anniversary season, is presenting Balanchine: The City Center Years with works from eight leading companies, a sort of all-star production. New York City Ballet’s first performance was in 1948 at City …
ABT Fall 2018 Wrap-Up: Other Dances, Balanchine Work Highlight Season
American Ballet Theatre featured two substantial performances Friday, danced at a high level: Balanchine’s Symphonie Concertante and Robbins’ Other Dances. Symphonie Concertante is unusual as it was originally choreographed for New York City Ballet’s precursor company and revived by ABT. …