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NYCB Vol. 14 No. 4 - Variations pour une Porte et une Soupir
“Look out, world, Mr. Balanchine is in his avant-garde mood again! For his latest work […] George Balanchine is using musique concréte....

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 29


NYCB Vol. 9 No. 45 - Nutcracker
(45/50) The Sugar Plum Fairy will welcome the Prince and Marie to the Land of Sweets just 5 more times this season… (top left) Photo by...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 27, 2023


NYCB Vol. 9 No. 31 - Nutcracker
(31/50) Gelsey Kirkland & Helgi Tomasson. Photos by Martha Swope, 1974.

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 19, 2023


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 11 - La Source
No commentary today, just Gelsey and Helgi in La Source. Gelsey Kirkland & Helgi Tomasson. Photos by Martha Swope, 1974.

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 28, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 3 - Donizetti Variations
“This is a dance ballet, pure and simple, to some pleasant music by Donizetti. It was originally produced as a part of “Salute to Italy,”...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 19, 2023


NYCB Vol. 5 No. 49 - Nutcracker
[49/50] Suzy Pilarre recently reached out to me to share her history with the Nutcracker: "In 1958, at 10 I was brought to SAB by Melissa...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 30, 2022


NYCB Vol. 5 No. 15 - Nutcracker
[15/50] Of a 17-year-old Gelsey Kirkland, Clive Barnes wrote: “It is a special pleasure to see Miss Kirkland right now in the springtime...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 6, 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 14, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 14 - Afternoon of a Faun
(3/4) Another moment in the genesis of the ballet came one day when Robbins watched dancers rehearsing the Swan Lake adagio and was...

Lauryn Johnson
May 1, 2022


NYCB Vol. 1 No. 30 - Nutcracker
Show 30. Victor Castelli as Candy Cane in 1974. Victor was a soloist who danced with the company for 19 years and afterward became a...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 19, 2021


NYCB Vol. 1 No. 14 - Nutcracker
For show number 14, let’s look at some gorgeous shots of Gelsey Kirkland and Helgi Tomasson in 1974. All photos by Martha Swope.

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 8, 2021
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