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NYCB Vol. 15 No. 4 - Ballo della Regina
"Light, airy, surprising, George Balanchine's new Ballo della Regina is not a great ballet. It is merely terrific. There is such a...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 27


NYCB Vol. 15 No. 2 - Ballo Della Regina
Merrill Ashley in Ballo della Regina. Photo by Martha Swope. “There was George Balanchine’s Ballo Della Regina,  a 1978 work set to...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 23


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 22 - Ballo Della Regina
"When Balanchine choreographed, he did all the partnering himself. He had always taken great pride in the fact that he never asked his...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 18, 2024


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 36 - The Four Seasons - Summer
When I watched this ballet in 2018, it was one of the first times I noticed the major importance of lighting. Jennifer Tipton’s lighting...

Lauryn Johnson
May 19, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 35 - The Four Seasons - Spring
I first saw Four Seasons during the Robbins 100 Festival in 2018. I have two favorite parts of this ballet, and the moment in the first...

Lauryn Johnson
May 19, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 37 - The Four Seasons - Autumn
Earlier, I shared that one of my favorite parts in this ballet is the 4 men in Spring. My other favorite part is the role of the Autumnal...

Lauryn Johnson
May 19, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 34 - The Four seasons - Winter
Unfortunately, there is not a large selection of photos of Robbins’ The Four Seasons and I had a difficult time finding ones of good...

Lauryn Johnson
May 18, 2022
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