Afternoon of a Faun director Nancy Buirski and New York City Ballet’s Janie Taylor will discuss the legacies of Balanchine and Tanaquil Le Clercq on Sunday, March 2 at 3:45 pm (following the 2:15 pm showing of the documentary) at …
Mixed Rep, Feb. 25
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 …