Guest author Jonathan Gray sees New York City Ballet’s Episodes and Vienna Waltzes in New York. TitleAll Balanchine II – Episodes / Vienna WaltzesCompanyNew York City BalletVenueDavid H Koch … [Read more...] about [Review] New York City Ballet’s strange bedfellows: Episodes and Vienna Waltzes
Sara Mearns
George Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto – NYC Ballet’s 2021 Digital Season
New York City Ballet’s 2021 Digital Season programming for the week of 8-13 March will focus on George Balanchine’s neoclassical Stravinsky Violin Concerto, as the final instalment of the multi-part … [Read more...] about George Balanchine’s Stravinsky Violin Concerto – NYC Ballet’s 2021 Digital Season
New York City Ballet presents a Festival of New Choreography 27 – 31 October
For the conclusion of its five-week, 2020 digital fall season, New York City Ballet will present a festival of new choreography featuring five World Premiere films, one launching each night from … [Read more...] about New York City Ballet presents a Festival of New Choreography 27 – 31 October
NYC Ballet Digital Season Weeks Three and Four starts 13 October
As the first two weeks of New York City Ballet’s five-week digital season gets underway (from 29 September), the programming for the second period has been announced. On Tuesday, 13 October, at 8pm … [Read more...] about NYC Ballet Digital Season Weeks Three and Four starts 13 October
NYC Ballet Digital Season Weeks One and Two starts 29 September
On Tuesday 29 September at 8pm EDT, New York City Ballet will release an all-Balanchine programme of Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux and “The Unanswered Question” from Ivesiana, with … [Read more...] about NYC Ballet Digital Season Weeks One and Two starts 29 September
Week 5 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season
New York City Ballet has already arrived at the fifth week of programming of its six-week digital spring season. On Tuesday 19 May at 8pm EDT, NYCB will release George Balanchine’s Diamonds, with … [Read more...] about Week 5 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season
Week 4 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season
The fourth week of programming of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season has been announced. On Tuesday 12 May at 8 pm EDT, NYCB will release a programme of Jerome Robbins’ Afternoon … [Read more...] about Week 4 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season
Week 3 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season.
On Tuesday 5 May at 8pm (EDT), New York City Ballet will release George Balanchine’s Rubies, led by Megan Fairchild, Gonzalo Garcia, and Mira Nadon. Part of Jewels, considered the first … [Read more...] about Week 3 of New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season.
New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season begins tomorrow, Tuesday 21 April
Tuesday 21 April would have been the opening night of the New York City Ballet’s now-cancelled 2020 Spring Season. The NYCB digital season will offer six weeks of all-new content, six days a … [Read more...] about New York City Ballet’s six-week digital spring season begins tomorrow, Tuesday 21 April
Critics Round-up: New York City Ballet’s Ocean’s Kingdom
The review headlines ran "That Sinking Feeling", "Soggy Ocean Kingdom", "All Wet" - you get the idea. But this was Sir Paul McCartney's début in the world of ballet, the company was the great Yew … [Read more...] about Critics Round-up: New York City Ballet’s Ocean’s Kingdom
Sara Mearns, swan queen extraordinaire, in a 2006 interview with Time Out magazine: A Swan is Born
Mearns, who joined the New York City Ballet in 2004, became a soloist in 2006 soon after her début in Swan Lake. She became Principal Dancer in 2008. This is an interview she left soon after her first … [Read more...] about Sara Mearns, swan queen extraordinaire, in a 2006 interview with Time Out magazine: A Swan is Born
Swans everywhere! Are we sick of the little flyers? Not a bit of it, and Sara Mearns is one of the reasons why
With the Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet offering Swan Lakes in the theatre, and the Black Swan BAFTAing and Oscaring all over the place, we should be getting sick of the little flyers. But … [Read more...] about Swans everywhere! Are we sick of the little flyers? Not a bit of it, and Sara Mearns is one of the reasons why
