Tag Archives: Philip Glass

New York City Ballet’s American Music Festival

The past year has been a festival-heavy one for New York City Ballet, and while the fall and winter seasons showcased works with scores by Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, the first three weeks of New York City Ballet’s spring season celebrated … Continue reading

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Quadruple Bill at New York City Ballet

Last Wednesday evening, in the final week of its winter season, New York City Ballet presented an array of pieces that spanned from 1957 to 2010.  Plainspoken, Benjamin Millepied’s most recent ballet for the company (which premiered last year) featured … Continue reading

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Crossing the Line 2010

Once again, the lineup for FIAF’s annual Crossing the Line festival looks fantastic.  The offerings include performances by Raimund Houghe, Farm City’s fair, film, and tour celebrating urban agriculture, a site-specific performance of the play Hetero, Willi Dorner’s Bodies in … Continue reading

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Baryshnikov, Neumann, and Paxton in Unrelated Solos at BAC

Three distinguished artists, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Steve Paxton, and David Neumann, presented Unrelated Solos at Baryshnikov Arts Center on Wednesday evening as part of May Nights in the Jerome Robbins Theater.  These strikingly different dancers were at the top of their … Continue reading

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Danspace Project Honors Philip Glass

At its annual gala on April 27th, Danspace Project will honor Philip Glass.  Considered one of the greatest composers of the late 20th century, Glass will be honored for his significant contributions to American dance and his major impact on … Continue reading

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