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Coming this Christmas – Vicky Simegiatos presents The Nutcracker

The Vicky Simegiatos Dance Company presents The Nutcracker A full length classical ballet Historic St. George Theatre – 35 Hyatt Street – Staten Island 2 blocks from the Ferry Sunday, December 21, 2014 – 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. Tickets … Continue reading

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Italian International Dance Festival

Italian International Dance Festival October 24, 2014 Julia Richman Theater . The Italian International Dance Festival presented an abbraccio dell’arte (embrace of art) featuring dance companies from Italy and New York which are directed by Italian artists. The festival’s Artistic … Continue reading

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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil LeClercq

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil LeClercq Written, Directed and Produced by Nancy Buirski From the opening moments of this film, which include grainy old footage of Tanaquil LeClercq and Jacques D’Amboise performing Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun, it’s clear … Continue reading

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Little Dancer – Guggenheim Works and Process

Little Dancer Works and Process at The Guggenheim October 5, 2014 Inspired by the obscure ballerina who posed for the famed Edgar Degas sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, the new musical Little Dancer follows model Marie Van Goethem as she … Continue reading

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Misse and Centurion at Dardo Galletto Studios

Gabriel Misse & Analia Centurion Teaching Seminar at Dardo Galletto Studios August 12, 2014 To lay my credentials on the table up front: I am not a tango dancer, nor did I have any prior experience or knowledge of tango … Continue reading

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Boston Ballet at Lincoln Center

Boston Ballet David H. Koch Theatre June 25, 2014 Photos courtesy of Boston Ballet . The ballet fan living in New York City is a privileged person. We have two of the world’s finest companies presenting works on an ongoing … Continue reading

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MorDance’s Second Season at Sheen Center

MorDance Our Second Season May 17, 2014 The Sheen Center All photos by Kelsey H Campbell . MorDance is a young company of accomplished ballet dancers in the process of developing their unique voice. Their contemporary dances stay close to … Continue reading

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Dance Theatre of Harlem at Rose Theater

Dance Theatre of Harlem Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater April 23, 2014 Program A . Dance Theatre of Harlem made its comeback in 2013, ending a nine year hiatus brought on by financial difficulties. Since then, they have toured … Continue reading

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Tony Morales – For You

Morales Dance presents For You An Evening of Traditional Modern Dance The Ailey Citigroup Theater April 18, 2014 All Photos by Rachel Neville . Though they’ve been working together since 1997, Morales Dance is new to me. Yet from the … Continue reading

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Where Defects Are Virtues

And then I said, “Can I do the interview now, Don Pablo, because it’s getting late, and I have to go back to Santiago?” And he said, “What interview?” “Well, I came to interview you.” He said, “No way. I … Continue reading

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