Category Archives: Dance

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

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

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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Latin Choreographer’s Festival 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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Limon Dance Company – 65th Anniversary Season

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

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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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s After Petipa – Works and Process at the Guggenheim

Pacific Northwest Ballet – After Petipa Works and Process at the Guggenheim May 14, 2012 Fans of classical ballet often arrive at the theater and open their programs to find the words “After Petipa” next to the choreographer’s credit.  For … Continue reading

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American Ballet Theatre: A Cast of Characters

American Ballet Theatre : A Cast of Characters Works and Process at the Guggenheim April 30, 2012 Every time that I write about a Works and Process event, I always feel the urge to open the article by gushing about … Continue reading

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Cherry Blossoms and Dancers in Union Square

I would credit these dancers if I knew their names.   I love seeing dance performed outdoors.  One of the pleasures of living in New York City in spring time is that you never know when you’re going to cross paths … Continue reading

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David Fernandez’s Some Dance Company

Some Dance Company Choreography by David Fernandez Featuring Stars From New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre February 27, 2012 El Museo del Barrio Photos by Jesse Stein Some Dance Company brought stars of New York City Ballet, American … Continue reading

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TAKE’s Salaryman

Salaryman TAKE Dance February 10, 2012 Nagelberg Theater – Baruch Performing Arts Center Salaryman is a masterpiece, one that I want my dance friends to see, and one that I’d like to see again and again.  Its spirit and imagery … Continue reading

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