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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. 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. 6 No. 32 - Sleeping Beauty
Colloquially known as the "Finger Fairy,” in Martins' staging she is known as the "Fairy of Courage", in Petipa's she was known as...

Lauryn Johnson
Feb 24, 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. 20 - Symphony in Three Movements
After watching the premiere of Symphony in Three Movements at the 1972 Stravinsky Festival, Nancy Goldner wrote: “As in all Balanchine...

Lauryn Johnson
May 6, 2022


NYCB Vol. 3 No. 5 - Goldberg Variations
By now, you know that I find the lineage of dance so important to study and honor. Dance is not a skill that can be learned by reading a...

Lauryn Johnson
Apr 22, 2022
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