Gelsey Kirkland Ballet’s Eternal Spring is worth checking out March 23-26, featuring neoclassical and classical ballet works rarely seen. GKB is a studio company consisting of young dancers performing at a high level. I have enjoyed their previous performances of The Nutcracker …
Ballet Academy East Review
New York has a number of great ballet schools and it’s always exciting to attend their performances, wondering which dancers will make it to the ballet major leagues. One such school is Ballet Academy East (BAE) founded by Julia Dubno …
Ashley Bouder Project at Symphony Space
Above photo: Ashley Bouder and Ron Wasserman, photo by Diano Mino courtesy of Jazzharmonic. With the New York City Ballet Winter season wrapping up this week, those experiencing NYCB withdrawal symptoms will want to check out works from the Ashley Bouder …
Ballet Academy East Presents New Works
Above photo: Gwen Vandenhoeck, BAE Winter Performance, 2016. The Ballet Academy East (BAE) Student Company will present its annual Winter Performance Thursday through Saturday at New York Live Arts (219 W 19th Street) with innovative repertory. While most ballet school performances …
NYCB Sleeping Beauty 2-16: Debuts With A Few Rough Edges
Six dancers made their role debuts in NYCB’s Sleeping Beauty Thursday. The results were mixed, with some fine dancing by the new dancers (four are Corps members) interspersed with some not so great moments. Lauren Lovette made her debut as …
Ballet Competitions Discover Future Stars
Although unknown to most ballet fans, ballet competitions play an important role in uncovering young talent, significantly influencing ballet company rosters. Before they were stars, many of the leading lights in ballet had a successful record in these competitions. In …