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NYCB Vol. 15 No. 17 - Midsummer Night's Dream
On Balanchine’s Act II pas de Deux in Midsummer Nights Dream: “But brief as it was, the change from many dancers to just two gave a...

Lauryn Johnson
Jun 30


NYCB Vol. 14 No. 9 - Concerto Barocco
Edwin Denby on Concerto Barocco in 1945: “The correspondence of eye and ear is at its most surprising in the poignant adagio movement. At...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 4


NYCB Vol. 12 No. 4 - Ballet Imperial
Edwin Denby, the poet and dance critic wrote the following about Balanchine’s ‘Ballet Imperial’ [Now Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 2] as...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 27, 2024


Serenade 90th Anniversary No. 1
Approaching, on June 10th, is the 90th anniversary of the first performance of Serenade—Balanchine’s first creation on American soil. To...

Lauryn Johnson
Jun 4, 2024


NYCB Vol. 11 No. 17 - Interplay
Edwin Denby wrote:“Robbins’ Interplay, once in Billy Rose's"Concert Varieties" and now a success in Ballet Theater's repertory, is of...

Lauryn Johnson
May 9, 2024
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