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NYCB Vol. 16 No. 11- Western Symphony
Suki Schorer. Photo by Martha Swope, 1964. Nicholas Magallanes, Suki Schorer, Gloria Govrin, Frank Ohman 1964. Photo by Erio Piccagliani...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 7


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 & SPAC - Swan Lake
NYCB closes their Saratoga season with Stars and Stripes and Swan Lake tonight. Here are some Saratoga memories from each of these...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 13, 2024


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 13 - Stars & Stripes
“Ever since I came to the United States I have liked watching parades and listening to Sousa’s marches. For many years in the back of my...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 3, 2023


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 12 - Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
(2/2) Balanchine on his 1968 revival of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue: "It is not really a revival of the old Slaughter, just that we are...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 1, 2023


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 9 - Tarantella
Balanchine choreographed Tarantella in 1964 for Edward Villella and Patricia McBride. “The dancers in Tarantella are also specific...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 28, 2023


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 7 - Western Symphony
Balanchine’s Western Symphony was choreographed with 4 movements—Allegro, Adagio, Scherzo, and Rondo—but Balanchine cut the 3rd movement...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 26, 2023


NYCB Vol. 2 No. 22 - Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
Tonight is the first night of the Short Stories program! Featured in this post is the NYCB premiere of Slaughter on Tenth Avenue with...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 25, 2022
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