Guggenheim Works and Process – Live Web Stream Pacific Northwest Ballet’s presents Giselle Revisited Sunday, January 9, 2011 On Sunday night, I had the opportunity to view a live web stream of the Guggenheim Museum’s Works and Process from the … Continue reading
American Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky December 26, 2010 Brooklyn Academy of Music I don’t remember having ever seen a story ballet that took the audience behind the scenes of its characters’ stately homes. Alexei Ratmansky’s … Continue reading
I’m finishing up my review of ABT’s Nutcracker and hope to post it tomorrow. I loved it! As I mentioned before, Lola and I came out in the blizzard to see the show. It was quite an adventure. But the … Continue reading
View from the stoop – Sunday afternoon View from the stoop – Monday morning The official word is that 17 inches fell. The drifts are over 3.5 feet deep. Below is a little slide show of what’s left behind. [album: … Continue reading
It’s predicted that a blizzard is going to come through New York City. The snow has begun to fall. It’s so beautiful. I haven’t left Bay Ridge in over a month. Between work and the preparations that needed to be … Continue reading
First Snow of the Season (Even if it was just a dusting.)
Last week I had the opportunity to sit in for an hour of rehearsal with the DeMa Dance Company. Currently they are preparing to perform at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) at Dance New Amsterdam. They’ll be presenting … Continue reading
For ages, I’ve wanted to visit the Tabla Rasa Gallery in Sunset Park. I’d never been there before and I’d been so excited when I first found out that there was a gallery here in southwest Brooklyn, about 30 blocks … Continue reading
” . . . the more than 500 advanced cultures on this continent before Europeans arrived – cultures that often shared values with indigenous groups on other continents – developed wisdom that has been carried on by a few people … Continue reading
This winds up our first season of growing our own vegetables and fruit in the backyard. Three months ago the entire garden was lush and green and growing. Every evening I was able to step out back and collect tomatoes … Continue reading
