Search
-
Recent Posts
Blogroll
Advertisements
Category Archives: Entertainment
An American in Paris on Broadway
Music and dance gorgeously come together in An American in Paris, which opened at the Palace Theatre last month. Set in the postwar city of light and based on the 1951 film starring Gene Kelly, this production is not a … Continue reading
Dance & Fashion Exhibit at FIT
Today I stopped by the Museum at FIT to check out “Dance & Fashion”, an exhibit that explores the relationship between the two art forms. Nearly 100 dance costumes and dance-inspired fashions are on display, ranging from the 19th century to present … Continue reading
Posted in American Ballet Theatre, art, Balanchine, ballet, Dance, Education, Entertainment, History, modern dance, New York City, New York City Ballet, wendy whelan
Tagged Benjamin Millepied, christian dior, christian laboutin, Dance, david michalek, fashion, fashion institute of technology, FIT, herman schmerman, In The Upper Room, lauren lovette, marc happel, Maria Kowroski, Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Museum at FIT, narciso rodriguez, New York City Ballet, norma kamali, peter martine, rei kawakubo, Robert Fairchild, Stephen Petronio, Tiler Peck, valentino, wendy whelan
Leave a comment
Jesse Eisenberg’s Mom Explains the Ballet to Him
Actor Jesse Eisenberg has written a Shouts & Murmurs column for The New Yorker called “My Mother Explains the Ballet to Me“. His mother, in fact, chastises him for much more than not knowing anything about the ballet they see. An … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, Dance, Dance writing, Entertainment
Tagged ballet, Dance, Dance writing, entertainment, jesse eisenberg, New Yorker, shouts & murmurs, writing
Leave a comment
New Magic to Do: Pippin on Broadway
On April 24th, one night before its official opening, Pippin dazzled, delighted, and blew me away. Sitting in the balcony of The Music Box Theatre, I was mesmerized by the dynamite singing, phenomenal circus creations and choreography, and the magic … Continue reading
