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NYCB Vol. 11 No. 19 - Symphony in Three Movements
"Yet Tuesday, the ballet confirmed itself as one of the most exciting works in the entire international repertory. The electrifying...

Lauryn Johnson
May 11, 2024


NYCB Vol. 4 No. 16 - Episodes
The ballet Episodes was originally a collaboration between Balanchine and Martha Graham. She choreographed the first section and...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 4, 2022


NYCB Vol. 4 No. 8 - Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Tonight we'll see Stravinsky Violin Concerto on stage. One of the two principal women on whom this ballet was choreographed, Karin Von...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 26, 2022


Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Vol. 1 No. 6 - Revelations
“There is a spirit within Revelations that keeps it fresh every time. At the end of "Rocka My Soul" the audience is indeed moved, taken...

Lauryn Johnson
Jun 18, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 49 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
(12/12) “If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber'd here While these visions did...

Lauryn Johnson
May 28, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 32 - Stravinsky & Balanchine
Balanchine on Stravinsky’s music: “What holds me, now and always, is the vitality in the substance of each measure. Each measure has its...

Lauryn Johnson
May 15, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 28 - Duo Concertant
Duo Concertant was choreographed by Balanchine in 1972 for the Stravinsky Festival and it contains 5 movements. “To the first movement,...

Lauryn Johnson
May 13, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 26 - Baiser de la Fée
Tonight, Tiler Peck and Joseph Gordon will dance the Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée, originally danced by Patricia McBride and...

Lauryn Johnson
May 11, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 22 - Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Today I’m sharing some breathtaking photos of the original cast of Stravinsky Violin Concerto and I am struck by not just the beauty and...

Lauryn Johnson
May 7, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 21 - Pulcinella
(1/2) For the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, Balanchine and Robbins co-choreographed a production of Pulcinella which was admittedly...

Lauryn Johnson
May 6, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 20 - Symphony in Three Movements
After watching the premiere of Symphony in Three Movements at the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, Nancy Goldner wrote: “As in all Balanchine...

Lauryn Johnson
May 6, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 19 - Scherzo Fantastique
This season, Justin Peck’s Scherzo Fantastique is on stage, but 50 years ago Robbins choreographed to the same Stravinsky score. I...

Lauryn Johnson
May 5, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 18 - Circus Polka
Stravinsky’s Circus Polka had originally been composed in 1942 for the “Ballet of Elephants” that Balanchine choreographed for the circus...

Lauryn Johnson
May 4, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 16 - Stravinsky Festival
Today the Stravinsky Festival opens, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972 festival. Before the curtain came up, Balanchine took...

Lauryn Johnson
May 2, 2022
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