Balletfocus New Look! Balletfocus has a new look! I didn’t plan on changing Balletfocus but one day, surfing the web, I came across the Baseline theme for WordPress blogs at Array Themes. Array has 10 great themes to choose from, some …
ABT 2017 Spring Met Season Announced
ABT announced its 2017 Spring Met lineup, with details on the company website. As in the previous several seasons, works by Alexei Ratmansky dominate the rep as he is making his mark on the company. Similar to last year, there are …
ABT Prodigal Son Review
The highlight of the second and final week of ABT’s fall season at Lincoln Center was Prodigal Son, with impressive performances by Jeffrey Cirio (Thursday) and Daniil Simkin (Friday) in the lead role. Both displayed great technique and gusto in …
ABT Review: Jessica Lang-Her Notes, Daphnis and Chloe
ABT’s Friday bill showcased Jessica Lang’s world premier of Her Notes. The work is an exciting explosion of movement, complexity, and mystery. The work merits multiple viewings given the intricate and nuanced patterns Lang presents, and I look forward to …
ABT Review: The Brahms-Haydn Variations
Checking on the ABT fall season schedule a few weeks ago, I was relieved to discover the first performance on my list coincided with the Clinton/Trump presidential debate. The debates, like a gruesome traffic accident on the highway, are both …
John Clifford New York City Ballet Videos on YouTube
John Clifford recently posted a number of great New York City Ballet (NYCB) videos on his YouTube channel. Clifford is a choreographer and Artistic Director at Los Angeles Dance Theater and was a Principal Dancer at NYCB from 1966-1974, founder of …