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NYCB Vol. 11 No. 17 - Interplay
Edwin Denby wrote:“Robbins’ Interplay, once in Billy Rose's"Concert Varieties" and now a success in Ballet Theater's repertory, is of...

Lauryn Johnson
May 9, 2024


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 23 - Theme & Variations
Balanchine choreographed Theme and Variations for Alicia Alonso and Igor Youskevitch in Ballet Theatre in 1947. "And what Balanchine did...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 14, 2023


Vail Dance Festival Vol. 2 No. 4 - Errand into the Maze
Getting to Know Errand into the Maze *commissioned for the Vail Dance Festival Whenever I’m about to view a work by one of the great...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 25, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 5 - Haieff Divertimento
Balanchine on Haieff Divertimento: “The piece was composed originally for piano, which was the form in which I first heard Haieff play...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 21, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 1 - Haieff Divertimento
We're back! Tonight is opening night of NYCB's Winter 2023 season. In his autobiography, Jacques d'Amboise recalled being in the audience...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 17, 2023


Leslie Caron in An American in Paris
I found this photo transparency in the LIFE archives. It depicts Leslie Caron shooting a short Charleston sequence that appears in the...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 5, 2023
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