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NYCB Vol. 11 No. 22 - Rubies
Patricia McBride: “The woman is strong, but she’s very feminine and the male is the powerhouse. We had such passion together dancing it,...

Lauryn Johnson
May 16, 2024


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 15 - Who Cares?
Balanchine choreographed “Who Cares?” in 1970 to sixteen Gershwin tunes. “The real hero of the piece is a simple, good-natured,...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 5, 2023


NYCB Vol. 5 No. 40 - Nutcracker
[40/50] “I named the Dew Drop myself—there was no Dew Drop in Leningrad.” —Balanchine in Repertory in Review: 40 Years of the New York...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 24, 2022


NYCB Vol. 4 No. 3 - Raymonda Variations
Raymonda Variations has been described as, “an adorable confection, concocted of marzipan, diamond, youth, and nostalgia” in “candy floss...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 22, 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 11, 2022


NYCB Vol. 2 No. 9 - Rubies
Just a Misha/Rubies appreciation post. After performing at the White House for President Carter, the president asked Misha how he would...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 5, 2022
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