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NYCB in London No. 7 - Curtain Call
“On closing night, August 19, the company had a full house despite the heat, and an enthusiastic and demonstrative audience. It was a...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 10, 2024


NYCB Vol 10. No. 21 - The Four Temperaments
On The Four Temperaments: “When, in the opening statements of the ballet—the first part of the Theme—we see a girl, supported on her...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 17, 2024


NYCB Vol. 10 No. 10 - The Four Temperaments
In the late 1930s, Balanchine had extra money from his work on Broadway and in Hollywood and used it to commission Paul Hindemith to...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 6, 2024


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 6 - Kammermusik No. 2
“In many ways, the stars of 'Kammermusik' are the eight men in the corps. They have the first word and the last. […] The point about...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 21, 2023


NYCB Vol. 7 No. 2 - Kammermusik No. 2
“Here they are, outstanding simply because they have been malleable to genius.” This is how Anna Kisselgoff, described Colleen Neary,...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 18, 2023
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