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Fall for Dance: Program Four
Mark Morris Dance Group in Grand Duo, photo by Marc Royce Expressions of civility and primitivism were evident throughout the penultimate Fall for Dance program last Thursday. In many instances, tension between the two created an intriguing, unconventional dynamic. Ballet … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, Dance, History, International, modern dance, music, New York City, New York City Ballet
Tagged Afternoon of a Faun, Afternoon of the Faunes, Alex Dean Speedie, ballet, Ballet West, Bronislava Nijinska, Colin Fowler, Dance, Dendy Dancetheater, Fall for Dance, festival, Four Bagatelles, Gonzalo Garcia, Grand Duo, Jerome Robbins, Jesse Mills, Les Biches, Lonnie Poupard Jr., Lou Harrison, Mark Dendy, Mark Morris, Mark Morris Dance Group, Michael Chybowski, modern dance, Nancy McDill, New York City, New York City Ballet, Tiler Peck, Vaslav Nijinsky
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And The Winner Is…
At the beginning of December, I wrote about Ovation TV’s month-long Battle of the Nutcrackers. For the second year in a row, Mark Morris’ The Hard Nut is the winner! In a recent NY Times article, Claudia La Rocco wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Dance, Entertainment, Videos
Tagged Battle of the Nutcrackers, Claudia La Rocco, Mark Morris, Nutcracker, Ovation TV, The Hard Nut
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Battle of The Nutcrackers
Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! Yes, December is upon us, which means that almost every ballet company in America drops everything and performs The Nutcracker as many times as possible. Why? Because The Nutcracker is a cash cow. It brings in audiences … Continue reading
Posted in Balanchine, ballet, Dance, Entertainment, film, modern dance
Tagged Balanchine, ballet, Battle of the Nutcrackers, Bejart, Bolshoi Ballet, Dance, Mark Morris, Matthew Bourne, Ovation TV, The Nutcracker
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San Francisco Ballet at City Center
San Francisco Ballet in Helgi Tomasson’s The Fifth Season, photo by Erik Tomasson San Francisco Ballet‘s engagement at City Center came to a close this weekend after presenting three diverse programs. The two that I saw illustrated artistic director Helgi … Continue reading
Posted in Balanchine, ballet, christopher wheeldon, criticism, Dance, Dance writing, Morphoses, music, New York City, Photography, Reviews
Tagged Balanchine, ballet, christopher wheeldon, city center, Concerto Grosso, Damian Smith, Dance, Divertimento No 15, Erik Tomasson, Ezio Bosso, Frances Chung, Fusion, George Balanchine, Helgi Tomasson, John Adams, Joyride, Karl Jenkins, Mark Morris, Morphoses, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, New York City, Paul Hindemith, Pierre-Francois Vilanoba, San Francisco, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Ballet 2008 City Center, Sarah Van Patten, Son of Chamber Symphony, Taras Domitro, The Fifth Hour, The Four Temperaments, Within the Golden Hour, Yuan Yuan Tan, Yuri Possokhov
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