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NYCB Vol. 7 No. 18 - Afternoon of a Faun
The most unreal photos you've ever seen of Afternoon of a Faun. (In my opinion...) These photos began as 1-inch by 1-inch proofs with red...

Lauryn Johnson
May 6, 2023


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 14 - Afternoon of a Faun
“Every ballet, I believe, is individual. It sets up its own world, its own society and mores; it has its own life. The approach,...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 29, 2023


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 13 - Afternoon of a Faun
Kyra Nichols on the kiss at the end of the ballet: “You don’t really touch your face, you just reach up and feel the heat of the kiss on...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 28, 2023


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 10 - Afternoon of a Faun
When you watch Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun in the audience, you become aware that the opening of the proscenium is actually the mirrored...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 26, 2023


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 4 - Afternoon of a Faun
"The first ballet I ever did on stage was in Paris, and it was Afternoon of a Faun, and I was 15 and didn't realize how extraordinary...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 20, 2023


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
Apr 30, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 12 - Afternoon of a Faun
(2/4) The original cast of Robbins’ Afternoon of a Faun was Tanaquil LeClercq and Francisco Moncion. In an interview with Nancy Reynolds,...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 28, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 10 - Afternoon of a Faun
Afternoon of a Faun: What’s not to love? The swooning music, the dreamy atmosphere, Robbins’ inspired choreography. Edward Villella and...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 27, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 11 - Afternoon of a Faun
(1/4) The beauty of these photos gives me chills. Jerome Robbins working with two casts of dancers on Afternoon of a Faun in 1964. Edward...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 27, 2022
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