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ABT 85 - Fokine's Les Sylphides
From Diaghilev and the Ballet Russe by Boris Kochno: A romantic reverie in one act by Michel Fokine. Music by Frédéric Chopin, seven piano pieces orchestrated for the Ballets Russes production by Sergei Taneyev, Anatole Liadov, Alexander Glazounov, Nicholas. Tcher-epnine, and Igor Stravinsky. Choreography by Michel Fokine. Décor and costumes by Alexandre Benois. (In 1917, a new set by Carlo Sokrate replaced the Benois décor.) First performance by the Ballets Russes: Théâtre

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 18


NYCB Vol. 11 No. 20 - Other Dances
"It seemed as if it would be a relatively ordinary night of repertory on Thursday evening when the New York City Ballet performed at the...

Lauryn Johnson
May 12, 2024


NYCB Vol. 11 No. 18 - Other Dances
On Robbins’ Other Dances: “The ballet needs a kind of innate eloquence to make its understated, folk-accented solos and partnering shine....

Lauryn Johnson
May 9, 2024


NYCB Vol. 11 No. 9 - Dances at a Gathering
In an interview with Edwin Denby on Dances at a Gathering, Robbins said, “The second dance, for John Prinz and Allegra Kent, I call it...

Lauryn Johnson
May 1, 2024


NYCB Vol. 11 No. 5 & 6 - Dances at a Gathering
After being away from NYCB for a decade, working on various Broadway shows, Jerome Robbins returned home to the company after he received...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 27, 2024


NYCB Vol. 11 No. 4 - Dances at a Gathering
Dances at a Gathering opens with a solo for the Brown Boy who was originally danced by Edward Villella . Eddie wrote about this solo in...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 25, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 30 - The Concert
Jerome Robbins said, “One of the pleasures of attending a concert is the freedom to lose oneself in listening to the music. Quite often,...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 29, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 26 - The Concert
Did you know, the backdrops for Robbins' The Concert are based on La Scala in Milan, Italy? (swipe for the comparison and see how many...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 24, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 23 - The Concert
Jerome Robbins: “The Concert goes back to my childhood when a musical piece was briefly explained to me as ‘butterflies,’ ‘raindrops’ and...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 21, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 5 - In The Night
Robbins’ "In the Night" is a collection of 3 duets and 1 ensemble movement at the end. Deborah Jowitt describes the ballet: “The first...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 27, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 2 - In the Night
Jerome Robbins' "In the Night" features 3 couples in various stages of romantic relationship. Walter Terry: "The touchings, the...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 24, 2024


Vail Dance Festival Vol. 1 No. 11 - In the Night
We talked to Unity Phelan and Aaron Sans about their pas de deux in Robbins' "In the Night." Unity returns to the role while Aaron is...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 31, 2022


Vail Dance Festival Vol. 1 No. 8 - Other Dances
We caught up with Tiler today as she prepares "Other Dances" for the stage tonight. LJ: Where did your journey with "Other Dances" begin?...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 30, 2022


Vail Dance Festival Vol. 1 No. 5 - In the Night
A series on Robbins’ “In the Night” with all the poetic descriptions authors and critics used to describe each of the 3 couples. —————...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 28, 2022


Vail Dance Festival Vol. 1 No. 2 - Other Dances
A Robbins biographer, Amanda Vaill, wrote, "In its first movement the two partners indulge in a few folk-inflected gestures […] that seem...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 27, 2022


Vail Dance Festival Vol. 1 No. 1 - Other Dances
Baryshnikov recalled the rehearsal process for Other Dances with Jerome Robbins: “He himself showed us everything; he moves beautifully,...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 27, 2022
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