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NYCB Vol. 11 No. 16 - Interplay
(L-R) Harold Lang, Tommy Rall, Janet Reed, Melissa Hayden [lifted], John Kriza [lifting], Muriel Bentley, Fernando Alonso, Roszika Sabo....

Lauryn Johnson
May 8, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 4 - Fancy Free
In an outline for the ballet circa 1943 excerpted in “Jerome Robbins: By Himself” (affiliate link) edited by @mizvaill, Robbins wrote:...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 26, 2024


NYCB Vol 10. No. 1 - Fancy Free
"The world premiere given by Ballet Theater last night at the Metropolitan, was so big a hit that the young participants all looked a...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 23, 2024


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 10 - Bourrée Fantasque
Bourrée Fantasque was choreographed by Balanchine in 1949 and was described by Nancy Reynolds (affiliate link) as, “melodious, colorful,...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 28, 2023


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 29 - Fancy Free
On the opening night of Fancy Free: “[Harold] Lang’s bravura solo, in which he vaulted on and off the bar and ended one air turn in a...

Lauryn Johnson
May 24, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 20 - Fancy Free
Jerome Robbins: "One should feel immediately that the three are good friends, used to bumming around together, used to each other’s...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 5, 2023


NYCB Vol. 6 No. 16 - Fancy Free
An excerpt from the outline that Jerome Robbins wrote for Fancy Free circa 1943: “Three sailors explode onto the stage. They are out on...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 1, 2023
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