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NYCB Vol. 13 No. 2 & 3 - Nutcracker
[2/52] Counting down 52 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Our next story come from former...

Lauryn Johnson
Nov 30, 2024


NYCB Vol. 11 No. 11- Rubies
"Miss Watts danced this exuberant quirky choreography with a special slink. […] She has captured the pinup-girl tone of the choreography....

Lauryn Johnson
May 3, 2024


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 18 - Apollo
“In Apollo’s second variation, Balanchine hit on a startling image to convey that the god is conscious of his divinity. Twice Apollo...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 8, 2023


Dancin' No. 3
Description of the rehearsal room for Dancin': “At the rehearsal, the “kids” await their turns or sprawl, once those turns are over. They...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 1, 2023


Ann Reinking in "Annie"
Ann Reinking during the filming of 'Annie' on location at Radio City Music Hall on May 1, 1982. Photos by Walter McBride. Excerpts of...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 23, 2023


NYCB Vol. 4 No. 14 - Stravinsky Violin Concerto
"Lourdes Lopez and Joseph Duell moved through Aria II in a smooth flow of sensuousness and play that was compelling. Miss Lopez’s long...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 2, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 31 - Apollo
(6/6) “I think Apollo is the best role for a male dancer that has ever been choreographed, and I think it has more in it than any dancer...

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 14, 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 7, 2022


NYCB Vol. 2 No. 7 - Mozartiana
As Mozartiana is onstage again tonight, I wanted to share some pictures of the men from the original and 2nd casts. Victor Castelli, the...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 4, 2022


NYCB Vol. 2 No. 2 - Mozartiana
On stage tonight: Mozartiana which premiered in 1981. From the NYTimes: Miss Farrell grinned. ''Everyone asks me to put 'Mozartiana' into...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 28, 2022
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