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NYCB Vol. 3 No. 15 - Afternoon of a Faun
(4/4) Today is for the men of Afternoon of a Faun. Eddie Villella shared in his autobiography: “I learned that I had actually been...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 30, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 14 - Afternoon of a Faun
(3/4) Another moment in the genesis of the ballet came one day when Robbins watched dancers rehearsing the Swan Lake adagio and was...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 30, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 13 - Allegro Brillante
“Allegro Brillante, which began as a last-minute replacement for a canceled work, remains in the repertory after 20 [now 66] years. […]...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 29, 2022


NYCB Vol. 2 No. 19 - Swan Lake
(8/10) Between Martha’s wonderful captures, Balanchine’s choreography, and the the beauty of the dancers—whittling thousands of photos...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 18, 2022


NYCB Vol. 2 No. 7 - Mozartiana
As Mozartiana is onstage again tonight, I wanted to share some pictures of the men from the original and 2nd casts. Victor Castelli, the...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 4, 2022


NYCB Vol. 2 No. 2 - Mozartiana
On stage tonight: Mozartiana which premiered in 1981. From the NYTimes: Miss Farrell grinned. ''Everyone asks me to put 'Mozartiana' into...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 28, 2022


NYCB Vol. 1 No. 36 - Nutcracker
Today marks the original closing date for NYCB’s Nutcracker season this year. It was too depressing to keep up my posts during all the...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 2, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 41 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
(4/12) Allegra in Midsummer : (left) Allegra and Peter Martins in Act II Divertissement, 1973. (center) Allegra in Act II Divertissement,...

Lauryn Johnson
May 23, 2021
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