American Ballet Theatre dancer Gray Davis has been awarded the New York State Liberty Medal. It is the highest civilian honour bestowed by a Member of the New York State Senate. The medal is in … [Read more...] about ABT dancer who hauled a homeless man off the subway tracks is awarded the New York State Liberty Medal
Lincoln Center
Bolshoi Ballet’s Italian dancer, Jacopo Tissi, on his first year in Moscow and dancing Diamonds at the Lincoln Center
Last August, young ballet dancer Jacopo Tissi, resigned from the La Scala Ballet to accept the offer a contract with the Bolshoi Company. As I wrote last September, it’s not something that happens … [Read more...] about Bolshoi Ballet’s Italian dancer, Jacopo Tissi, on his first year in Moscow and dancing Diamonds at the Lincoln Center
Renée Fleming to perform world premiere of Kevin Puts’ song cycle, Letters from Georgia
Letters from Georgia is based on the letters of Georgia O’Keeffe and the work will be premiered at Eastman Theater in Rochester on 12 November and then at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on 14 … [Read more...] about Renée Fleming to perform world premiere of Kevin Puts’ song cycle, Letters from Georgia
Sabrina Brazzo & Co take their all-leather ballet to the Lincoln Center
Tonight, at the Lincoln Center in New York, a new Italian ballet will take to the stage which features almost only leather costumes. When the piece made its début in Milan two years ago, I … [Read more...] about Sabrina Brazzo & Co take their all-leather ballet to the Lincoln Center
Zakharova’s charity gala money is refused by Kiev school
Culture connects people, and it is a thread which can't be broken by political tensions. When the Malaysia Airlines Boeing was shot down over the Ukraine last year I was on tour with the Bolshoi in … [Read more...] about Zakharova’s charity gala money is refused by Kiev school
Behind every great woman is a great man: the man being conductor Fabio Luisi and the woman his photographer wife Barbara
Barbara Luisi was, no is, a violinist, but her passion for photography has taken over and her hobby has become her major activity. Though she begun studying the violin at 9 in her home town, Munich, … [Read more...] about Behind every great woman is a great man: the man being conductor Fabio Luisi and the woman his photographer wife Barbara
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev’s presence scuppers the Mikhailovsky’s New York plans
The Mikhailovsky Theater scored a coup last fall by luring Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev from the Bolshoi, and it was to have brought them to the United States this summer for a run of shows at … [Read more...] about Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev’s presence scuppers the Mikhailovsky’s New York plans
American Ballet Theatre attorney guilty of siphoning off union dues
An attorney for a small, independent union of ballet dancers and stagehands pleaded guilty Thursday to falsifying reports about more than $350,000 in checks he wrote to himself, his law firm and his … [Read more...] about American Ballet Theatre attorney guilty of siphoning off union dues
The Royal Shakespeare Company boots the bunny in NYC
More than two years ago, the esteemed Royal Shakespeare Company earned rave reviews for its production of "As You Like It," which included a scene where a dead rabbit is skinned and beheaded on stage. … [Read more...] about The Royal Shakespeare Company boots the bunny in NYC
Apollinaire Scherr on the Bournonville style
In Scherr's Financial Times review of the Royal Danish Ballet's performances at the Lincoln Center, she gives a highly original account of what constitutes August Bournonville's choreographic … [Read more...] about Apollinaire Scherr on the Bournonville style
New York City Opera Union charges the company with unfair labour practices
One of New York City Opera’s key unions on Thursday charged the company with unfair labour practices and sought a court order blocking its proposed move out of Lincoln Center. The salvo from the … [Read more...] about New York City Opera Union charges the company with unfair labour practices
Book of Mormon leads the Tony nominations
"The Book of Mormon" was nominated for 14 Tony Awards today, potentially making it the most celebrated Broadway show since "The Producers" won 12 of 15 nominations in 2001. The show from the creators … [Read more...] about Book of Mormon leads the Tony nominations
Rufus Wainwright’s “Prima Donna” rejected by the Met gets snapped up by the New York City Opera
Prima Donna, the Bastille Day-set opera by Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, will make its Gotham debut in spring 2012 at the New York City Opera instead of the Metropolitan … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright’s “Prima Donna” rejected by the Met gets snapped up by the New York City Opera
