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Paris Opera Ballet Performs Kaguyahime
While visiting Paris last month, I had the chance to see Paris Opera Ballet in Jiří Kylián’s 1988 Kaguyahime, performed at the cavernous Bastille Opera House. It was quite a treat. Dance Magazine published my review, so follow this link … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, International, Reviews
Tagged ballet, Dance, Dance Magazine, Jiri Kylian, kaguyahime, paris, Paris Opera Ballet, Reviews
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Visiting the Palais Garnier in Paris
The exterior of the Palais Garnier Earlier this month I spent a very busy week in the wonderful city of Paris. While New York City was apparently scorching, the City of Light was having a heat wave of its own … Continue reading
Posted in art, ballet, Dance, History, International, Photography
Tagged France, louvre, marc chagall, opera garnier, palais garnier, paris, paris opera, Paris Opera Ballet, seine
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The Red Shoes, La Danse, and Maria Tallchief on Film
NYC’s Film Forum is currently showing two dance films – one new and one old. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 film “The Red Shoes”, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of shoes that dance the wearer to death, has … Continue reading
Posted in Balanchine, ballet, Dance, Entertainment, film, New York City
Tagged Balanchine, ballet, dance films, dance movies, emeric pressburger, evelyn cisneros, Film Forum, firebird, Frederick Wiseman, hans christian andersen, La Danse, maria tallchief, martin scorsese, michael powell, New York City, paley center for media, Paris Opera Ballet, the red shoes
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Paris Opera Ballet Documentary Opens Tomorrow in NYC
In his latest film, La Danse, American documentarian Frederick Wiseman follows the Paris Opera Ballet as its dancers rehearse and perform seven different works. Pina Bausch, Angelin Preljocaj, and Rudolph Nureyev are among the choreographers whose ballets are featured in … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, Dance, Entertainment, film, International, New York City, Videos
Tagged Angelin Preljocaj, ballet, documentary, film, Film Forum, Frederick Wiseman, La Danse, New York City, Paris Opera Ballet, Pina Bausch, rudolph nureyev
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