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NYCB Vol. 16 No. 10 - Red Angels
To watch my 80-minute lecture on Red Angels, featuring demonstrations by Mira Nadon and violinist Mary Rowell, click here . Wendy Whelan....

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 30


NYCB Vol. 8 No. 18 - Apollo
“In Apollo’s second variation, Balanchine hit on a startling image to convey that the god is conscious of his divinity. Twice Apollo...

Lauryn Johnson
Oct 7, 2023


Vail Dance Festival Vol. 1 No. 3 - Red Angels
Ulysses Dove's ballet "Red Angels" had its premiere at NYCB in 1994. The next day, Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times proclaimed that...

Lauryn Johnson
Jul 28, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 31 - Apollo
(6/6) “I think Apollo is the best role for a male dancer that has ever been choreographed, and I think it has more in it than any dancer...

Lauryn Johnson
May 14, 2022
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