Labor Day is a here, always sad that it is the unofficial end of summer. My Maine summer vacation is a distant memory but lives on through photos I posted on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com. Maine is beautiful, with abundant photo …
Ballet DVD, Cinema, Streaming
The Good: Bolshoi, Royal Ballet
The Bad: ABT, NYCB
I saw my dance teacher from Topeka, Kansas recently as her daughter was in New York for ABT’s teacher accreditation program. I danced in her company, Ballet Midwest, in the early 1980s and, although I did not pursue dance as a vocation, I …
Back from Vacation Mixed Rep
Back from vacation. Since I was away… ABT Announces Fall Schedule ABT announced its Fall Season casting, with performances from October 19-30 at Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Prodigal Son casting is interesting with casts of Hee Seo/Jeffrey Cirio and …
Big Apple Circus Closing
Sad news as the Big Apple Circus announced that it will not perform this year at Lincoln Center due to a lack of funds. The 35-year-old circus started an emergency fund-raising drive recently with a goal of raising $2 million. …
The Winter’s Tale Review, 7-28
Shakespeare’s The WInter’s Tale has a complicated plot filled with twists as it switches back and forth from tragedy to lighter moments. Reading the program notes before the National Ballet of Canada performance at Koch Theater Thursday, I was skeptical …
The Winter’s Tale Photos, 7-28
I posted curtain call photos on my photography website notmydayjobphotography.com of The National Ballet of Canada’s The Winter’s Tale at Lincoln Center Thursday. This is a great storytelling production of Shakespeare’s work, choreographed by Christoper Wheeldon. Wonderful sets and costumes by …