New Sleeping Beauty Production for ABT in 2015 Great news for ABT. The New York Times reports the company will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a new production of Sleeping Beauty choreographed by Alexi Ratmansky. The ballet will be based …
New York City Ballet, Feb 21
À La Française
Friday evening’s New York City Ballet theme was À La Française, a tribute to ballets with French composers. Two of the works were composed in the 1950s for Paris-born Principal Dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq by men who were in love …
Mixed Rep-February 21
David Hallberg Interview David Hallberg is interviewed by CBC Radio.The 16-minute interview touches on his transition to dancing in Russia, attack on Bolshoi Artistic Director Sergei Filin, and challenges of living in Russia. Kajiya and Matthews Interview ABT will perform …
Coppélia, New York City Ballet,
February 15
Balanchine’s Coppélia returned to the New York City Ballet repertory this season after a five-year absence. Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova staged the work in 1974 after revivals by Marius Petipa for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in the late …
Mixed Rep-February 13
Dancers and Writing ABT Soloist Sascha Radetsky will appear at Steps dance studio on Broadway and 74th Street in Manhattan in a discussion about writing and dance. Through The Eyes of a Dancer: A Discussion with Dancers Who Write will …
Afternoon of a Faun Documentary on Tanaquil Le Clercq
Afternoon of a Faun is an engrossing documentary about the life of New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Tanaquil Le Clercq, currently showing at the Lincoln Center Film Society until February 25. Tanny, as her friends called her, was a …