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Peter Martins retires and the dance world edges into the world of “me-too”

January 3, 2018 – 10:16 am

Following accusations of sexual misconduct Peter Martins, the Balletmaster-in-Chief of the New York City Ballet gave his resignation to the

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Rudolf Nureyev, The Red Shoes | Comments (0)

Together they stand: the trend for co-productions in the ballet world

August 24, 2017 – 1:24 pm

Weâ€™re fast approaching the time when dance companies release their 2018 repertoire. The Queensland Ballet will reveal its season on

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, American Ballet Theatre, Anna Karenina, Ashley Wheater, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, David McAllister, George Balanchine, Harlequin, Harlequinade, Helene Kirsova, Houston Ballet, Les Millions dâ€™Arlequin, National Ballet of Canada, Paul Hammond, Royal Ballet, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (1)

A new insight into the world of Balanchine and Kirstein from the writer, editor and publisher, Robert Gottlieb

February 24, 2017 – 9:30 am

Robert Gottlieb, aged 12, didnâ€™t care much for Giselle, even though he saw Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin dance the

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Avid Reader, George Balanchine, George Platt Lynes, Lincoln Kirstein, Martha Swope, Miami City Ballet, Robert Gottlieb | Comments (0)

Bangarra’s Spear, from the stage to the screen

March 9, 2016 – 12:20 pm

After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival and Adelaide Film Festival last year, and then the Sydney Festival in

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Bangarra Dance Theatre, Cleverman, Cynthia Lockhard, Hunter Page-Lochard, Justin Monjo, Leah Purcell, Spear, Stephen Page, Wayne Blair | Comments (0)

Benjamin Millepied: A stranger in his own land

February 8, 2016 – 1:24 pm

When Brigitte LefÃ¨vre prepared for her retirement as director of the Paris Opera Ballet, she made it known that her

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker, Antony Tudor, Arthur Pita, Aurelie Dupont, Batsheva Dance Company, Benjamin Millepied, Bolshoi Ballet, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Carolyn Carson, Deborah MacMillan, Edouard Lock, English National Ballet, George Balanchine, George Skibine, Giselle, Ivan Clustine, Jerome Robbins, John Neumeier, John Taras, Josua Hoffalt, Kenneth MacMillan, La Bayadere, Laurent Hilaire, Le Corsaire, Liam Scarlett, Maguy Marin, Maurice Bejart, Natalie Portman, Ohad Naharin, Paris Opera Ballet, Patrick Dupond, Pina Bausch, Roland Petit, Romeo & Juliet, Rosella Hightower, Ross Stretton, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, School of American Ballet, Serge Lifar, Sidi Larbi Cheraoui, Stephane Lissner, Violette Verdy, William Forsythe | Comments (2)

Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

November 28, 2015 – 12:03 pm

In early October, the Paris Opera Balletâ€™s new triple bill was filmed live at one of the most beautiful buildings

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Anna Teresa De Keers, Arthur Pita, Baryshnilov Arts Centre, Benjamin Milliepied, Brigitte LefÃ¨vre, Christopher Wheeldon, Edouard Lock, George Balanchine, Giselle, Jean-Pierre Frolich, Jerome Robbins, La Bayadere, LA Dance Project, Liam Scarlett, Lucy Carter, Maguy Marin, Nico Muhly, Nutcracker, Opus 19/The Dreamer, Paris Opera Ballet, Pina Bausch, Rosas, Sandra Jennings, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Theme and Variations, United Visual Artists, Wayne McGregor, William Forsythe | Comments (0)

The New York City Ballet, up close and intimate, as the company counts down to its 422nd work

November 17, 2015 – 4:55 am

In a recent review in The New York Times, the chief dance critic, Alistair Macaulay, wrote that Justin Peckâ€™s new

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Albert Evans, Alistair Macaulay, Amar Ramasar, Ballet 422, Ellen Bar, George Balanchine, Jody Lee Lipes, Justin Peck, Magnolia Pictures, Paz de la Jolla, Sterling Hyltin, Tiler Peck | Comments (0)

Edward Gorey, the balletomane who shows no sign of ever going away

August 17, 2015 – 12:36 pm

The beach towel is long past its best but I don’t plan to throw it away. It’s close to 20

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Edward Gorey, George Balanchine | Comments (0)

The Bolshoi’s Jewels, with Smirnova the glittering centrepiece

February 20, 2014 – 10:07 am

There were at least two compelling reasons to see the Bolshoi Balletâ€™s performance of Balanchineâ€™s Jewels, filmed in Moscow last

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged America Grand Prix, Bolshoi Ballet, Christian Lacroix, Diamonds, Elena Zaitseva, Emeralds, George Balanchine, Jewels, Karinska, Katerina Novikovaa, Mariinsky Ballet, Merrill Ashley, Olga Smirnova, Paris Opera Ballet, Paul Boos, Royal Ballet, Rubies, Sandra Jennings, Semyon Chudin, Sergei Filin, Sergei Polunin, The Bolshoi costume designs for Jewels are by Elena Zaitseva and the sets designer is Alyona Pikalova, Vaganova | Comments (2)

Tanaquil Le Clercq: the muse of Balanchine and Robbins and her bravery in life after dance

February 12, 2014 – 9:16 am

In a new documentary, the American film producer and director Nancy Buirski tells the tragic story of Tanaquil Le Clercq,

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged Afternoon of a Faun, Anna Kisselgoff, Bernard Taper, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Nancy Buirski, Peter Martins, Suzanne Farrell, Tanaquil Le Clercq | Comments (1)

Tag Archives: New York City Ballet

Peter Martins retires and the dance world edges into the world of “me-too”

Together they stand: the trend for co-productions in the ballet world

A new insight into the world of Balanchine and Kirstein from the writer, editor and publisher, Robert Gottlieb

Bangarra’s Spear, from the stage to the screen

Benjamin Millepied: A stranger in his own land

Millepied at the Paris Opera Ballet with “rather an American feel”

The New York City Ballet, up close and intimate, as the company counts down to its 422nd work

Edward Gorey, the balletomane who shows no sign of ever going away

The Bolshoi’s Jewels, with Smirnova the glittering centrepiece

Tanaquil Le Clercq: the muse of Balanchine and Robbins and her bravery in life after dance

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