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I am a ballet fan and photographer living in New York City. You can see my work, which focuses on curtain calls of ballet dancers, houses of worship, and landscapes at notmydayjobphotography.

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NYCB Debuts Two Works: The Shaded Line, Lineage

KentGBecker September 29, 2019

New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Lovette’s new work The Shaded Line is for the young and woke. Unfortunately, I am neither. The work, which debuted Thursday, is a continuation of Lovette’s exploration of gender norms and conformity in society …

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Jewels Opens NYCB Fall Season

KentGBecker September 22, 2019

I’m thrilled that it’s finally ballet season after a long summer layoff. What better way to start the New York City Ballet fall season than with the Balanchine 1967 classic Jewels, which consists of with three plotless, unrelated segments: Emeralds, Rubies, …

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Baryshnikov Interview on CNN Larry King Live, 2002

KentGBecker September 17, 2019

I recently ran across an old VHS recording I made of ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov on CNN’s Larry King Live (how many people know what a VHS tape is?). The interview was from May 2002 after publication of Joan Acocella’s …

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First Look at Joshua Beamish @giselle

KentGBecker August 22, 2019

Photo of Catherine Hurlin by Craig Foster Jocelyn Delifer took a rehearsal sneak peek of Joshua Bemish’s @giselle a few weeks ago. Jocelyn works in New York as a financial analyst and cultivates a balance between his day job and …

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NYCB Tickets on Sale for 2019/2020 Season

KentGBecker August 4, 2019

Above photo: Union Jack, January 24, 2014 New York City Ballet tickets for the 2019/2020 season are on sale. The Fall Season, which runs from September 17-October 13 features Balanchine classics Jewels, Serenade, Union Jack, Symphony in C, Tschaikovsky Piano …

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ABT Fall Season Tickets on Sale; Celebration for Herman Cornejo 20 Years

KentGBecker July 21, 2019

Tickets for the American Ballet Theatre Fall Season go on sale Monday at Koch Theatre, Lincoln Center. The season runs from October 16-27 and will celebrate Herman Cornejo’s 20 years with the company. There will be a special tribute on …

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