Author Archives: Karen

Anna Sokolow’s Lyric Suite

by Karen Posted on December 18, 2012

Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble presents Sounds of Sokolow Lyric Suite The Theatre at the 14th Street Y December 8, 2012 All photos by Meems In the opening passage of Lyric Suite, Allegretto Gioviale, dancer Richard Scandola stands alone and shirtless.  … Continue reading →

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Choreography by Ratmansky

by Karen Posted on October 10, 2012

American Ballet Theatre Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky Guggenheim Works & Process September 30, 2012 In 1986, renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, having never heard the names Rudolf Nureyev or Mikhail Baryshnikov, and having never seen … Continue reading →

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New York City Ballet – Guggenheim Works & Process – Year of the Rabbit

by Karen Posted on September 25, 2012

New York City Ballet Guggenheim Works & Process Year of the Rabbit September 23, 2012 Last weekend as part of the Guggenheim’s Works and Process, New York City Ballet Media Director (and former soloist) Ellen Bar moderated a discussion with … Continue reading →

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Pacific Northwest Ballet – New York Season Preview

by Karen Posted on September 17, 2012

Pacific Northwest Ballet – ­ New York Season Preview Works and Process at The Guggenheim Sunday, September 8, 2012 This lecture and performance given by Artistic Director Peter Boal and Pacific Northwest Ballet dealt with the endlessly fascinating topic of … Continue reading →

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Sunday in Sunset Park

by Karen Posted on September 11, 2012

Spent Sunday afternoon cruising around Sunset Park attending Open Studio Weekend. I love the intimacy of Open Studios.  It’s so cool to see art work in process, on the easel, and to see the tools the artists choose and the … Continue reading →

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Latin Choreographer’s Festival 2012

by Karen Posted on July 23, 2012

Latin Choreographer’s Festival Dance New Amsterdam Sunday, July 15, 2012 – Program A All Photos by Rachel Neville Every year at this time I open a new file and begin typing up superlatives about the Latin Choreographer’s Festival.  This year … Continue reading →

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Summer Begins

by Karen Posted on June 30, 2012

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about ancestors.  The spirits of the ancestors of the Canarsee and Nyack who live in this part of the world.   But also of my own ancestors, whose blood continues to course through my veins.  … Continue reading →

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Limon Dance Company – 65th Anniversary Season

by Karen Posted on June 27, 2012

Limon Dance Company  – 65th Anniversary Season June 19, 2012 Joyce Theatre Limon Dance Company celebrated their 65th Anniversary Season with a diverse program. The Emperor Jones, a revival of a 1956 piece choreographed by Jose Limon, depicts the decline … Continue reading →

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American Ballet Theatre’s Onegin

by Karen Posted on June 18, 2012

Onegin American Ballet Theatre Wednesday, June 6, 2012 A few weeks ago at American Ballet Theatre’s Works and Process at the Guggenheim, I heard Reid Anderson discuss his work with John Cranko.  Then he took the audience through the staging … Continue reading →

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