I’m always excited at the beginning of every ABT season, anticipating the great performances that lie ahead. While New York City Ballet presents important choreography from Balanchine and Robbins with dancers as somewhat interchangeable parts, ABT’s Spring Met season is …
New York City Ballet
All Robbins Evening
New York City Ballet presented an All Robbins evening Friday with Glass Pieces (1983), Opus 19/The Dreamer (1979), and The Concert (1956). I was looking forward to seeing Chase Finlay, who was injured last winter and scheduled to perform in …
Paloma Herrera to Retire
Kajiya and Matthews to Houston Ballet
Sad day for me as one of my favorites, 38-year old Paloma Herrera announced her retirement at the end of the 2015 season. I couldn’t find any news in English, but here is a not so great translation from Spanish …
Mikhailovsky Ballet at
Lincoln Center
Mikhailovsky Ballet will perform at the Koch Theater at Lincoln Center from November 11-23. The Saint Petersburg, Russia company was scheduled to dance in New York in 2012 but decided to cancel when ABT exercised a non-compete clause involving two dancers who …
London Photographs
During the lull between New York City Ballet and ABT seasons, our family took a trip to London and I posted photos on my photography website notmydayjobphotography. There’s a lot to love about London with all of its history, great …
Dance Theatre of Harlem
April 25
Nice to see Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) back in action. The company, which was founded in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell, stopped touring in 2004. The pause was intended to last only a few months, but given the recession, the …