Here are two YouTube videos of Tiler Peck, the first a Don Quixote rehearsal at the Vail International Dance Festival; the second an interview with her husband Robert Fairchild. The first video is a unique and spectacular turn sequence in …
Mariinsky in the News
Veronika Part in Giselle MagicDance46 posted videos of Veronika Part and Yevgeny Ivanchenko in the Mariinsky Giselle performance Friday at the Mariinsky Theatre. Below is Veronika in the classic mad scene (click Playlist at upper left). She looks great and …
Mixed Rep-August 1
New York City Ballet Tickets New York City Ballet single tickets go on sale Monday, August 11. The fall season at Koch Theater, Lincoln Center runs from September 23-October 19. Mariinsky’s Romeo and Juliet Here is a negative review from …
Ballet: The Best Photographs
Check out a great website dedicated to ballet photography, Ballet: The Best Photographs. The site, run by Gustavo Dalmasso, has countless photos of the world’s greatest ballet dancers. The site has a search feature; type “Polina Semionova” and 103 photos …
Bolshoi at Lincoln Center Reviews
The Bolshoi Ballet kept New York reviewers busy with its Lincoln Center visit. Below is a list of reviews I found. The general consensus is that the dancers are very good, but the versions performed were subpar. The New York …
Happy Birthday
Jacques d’Amboise!
New York City Ballet great Jacques d’Amboise turns 80 today. My first Balletfocus post in September covered a lecture demonstration he gave at Bank Street College in New York City. The fast moving hour plus presentation featured dances by students …