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NYCB Vol. 16 No. 2 - Swan Lake
Violette Verdy and Conrad Ludlow. Photo by Martha Swope, 1960s. "Though the New York City Ballet's season at the City Center closes...

Lauryn Johnson
Sep 16


NYCB Vol. 14 No. 21 - Swan Lake
Balanchine and Zorina on the set of "I Was an Adventuress" In 1940, during Balanchine’s “Hollywood Era” he choreographed a version of...

Lauryn Johnson
Mar 18


NYCB Vol. 14 No. 20 - Swan Lake
Photo by Steven Caras “To many of her students, Danilova represented the elegant past of ballet; she was a true ballerina. Darci Kistler,...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 20


NYCB Vol. 14 No. 19 - Swan Lake
Photo by Sasha, 1926 Today we open a two week run of Swan Lake at NYCB. Because my @immortaliconsofdance episode this week focuses on...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 19


NYCB Vol. 14 No. 18 - Tschaikovsky Pas de deux
This footage is from a 1970 TV Special “Ballet with Edward Villella” and shows he and Patricia McBride rehearsing Tschaikovksy Pas de...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 15


NYCB Vol. 14 No. 3 - Allegro Brillante
Maria Tallchief: “In Allegro Brillante George extended aspects of classical technique beyond anything I had done before. Rather than...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 25


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 49 & 50 - Nutcracker
Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! If you recall earlier this season I met an...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 5


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 47 & 48 - Nutcracker
Photo by David Michalek Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear from...

Lauryn Johnson
Jan 3


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 44 & 45 - Nutcracker
Photo by Martha Swope [44/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 31, 2024


IIOD Podcast Vol. 2 No. 6 - Jean-Pierre Frohlich on The Nutcracker
[43/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! My Christmas gift to you all is a...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 30, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 41 & 42- Nutcracker
1967 Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear from Connie Hochman who...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 29, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 40 - Nutcracker
[40/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear from Susie Freedman...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 28, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 39 - Nutcracker
Photo by Martha Swope [39/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 27, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 38 - Nutcracker
[38/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear from Philip Duclos who...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 26, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 37 - Nutcracker
[37/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear a Jerome Robbins'...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 26, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13. No. 32, 33, 34, 35 - Nutcracker
Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear from Suzanne Farrell, who was...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 23, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 30 & 31 - Nutcracker
Photo by Martha Swope [30/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 21, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 28 & 29 - Nutcracker
Gavin with Artur Sultanov at Oregon Ballet Theater. Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert, 2003. [28/50] Counting down 52 NYCB Nutcrackers this...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 20, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 26 & 27 - Nutcracker
“Like thousands of little girls of my generation, I was captivated with the book ‘A Very Young Dancer,’ by Jill Krementz, which follows...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 19, 2024


NYCB Vol. 13 No. 25 - Nutcracker
[25/50] Counting down 50 NYCB Nutcrackers this year with stories from NYCB dancers past and present! Today we hear from Sandra Jennings...

Lauryn Johnson
Dec 18, 2024
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