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NYCB Vol. 16 No. 8 - Western Symphony
Gloria Govrin and Frank Ohman. Photo by Martha Swope, 1965. From -- Balanchine's Dancing Cowboy  by Frank Ohman "[Balanchine] fostered...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 27


NYCB Vol. 15 No. 6 - Apollo
Jacques d'Amboise with Suzanne Farrell, Gloria Govrin and Patricia Neary in Balanchine's Apollo, 1965. “It was becoming a more and more...

Lauryn Johnson
May 3


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 39 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
(2/12) Here are additional photos from the original 1962 production. When Balanchine was a child, he was an elf in a production of...

Lauryn Johnson
May 20, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 38 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1/12) Twelve performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream begins today! These first two posts feature photos from the original production...

Lauryn Johnson
May 20, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 24 - Apollo
(3/6) Balanchine on the idea that his ballets are abstract: “No piece of music, no dance can in itself be abstract. You hear a physical...

Lauryn Johnson
May 10, 2022


Nutcracker Vol. 1 No. 7
In 1964, when NYCB moved to the New York State Theater, Balanchine re-choreographed the Arabian/Coffee Divertissement for Gloria Govrin...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 2, 2021
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