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NYCB Vol. 10 No. 6 - Barber Violin Concerto
“Barefoot David Parsons, who has never partnered a ballerina, steadies New York City Ballet principal Merrill Ashley as she rises on...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 27, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 3 - Barber Violin Concerto
Peter Martins’ “Barber Violin Concerto” features 2 couples, one dancing a neoclassical duet (originally Merrill Ashley and Adam Luders)...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 25, 2024


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 3 - Raymonda Variations
On Raymonda Variations, Balanchine wrote: "The music itself, its grand and generous manner, its joy and playfulness, was for me more than...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 19, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 26 - Sleeping Beauty
In 1988 (3 years prior to NYCB's full production), Merrill Ashley and Lindsay Fischer appeared in the grand pas de deux from Sleeping...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 18, 2023


NYCB Vol. 5 No. 14 - Nutcracker
[14/50] Beloved SAB teacher, Andrei (Krammy) Kramarevksy began performing the role of Drosselmeyer in 1978 (aged 49) and continued for 36...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 4, 2022


NYCB Vol. 4 No. 3 - Raymonda Variations
Raymonda Variations has been described as, “an adorable confection, concocted of marzipan, diamond, youth, and nostalgia” in “candy floss...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 21, 2022


Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Vol. 1 No. 1 - Opening Night!
(1/6) Today begins @alvinailey’s Lincoln Center season! I’ve been looking forward to diving into the history of another company and...

Lauryn Johnson
Jun 14, 2022


NYCB Vol. 1 No. 13 - Nutcracker
It’s the first 9-show week of this Nutcracker season and we are on show number 13. This one gets me every time: I love a full-circle...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 7, 2021
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