NYCB On and Offstage
New York City Ballet concluded its 75th anniversary year with its traditional summer residency upstate at the amphitheater of Saratoga Springs’s Performing Arts Center (SPAC).
Continua a leggereWorld-class review of ballet and dance.
Love and Legacy”—a fitting title to honour the end of Li Cunxin’s tenure as artistic director at Queensland Ballet. Under Cunxin's decade-long tenure, the Queensland Ballet has become the second largest ballet company in the country. Since the announcement of his departure, staff and dancers alike quickly began preparations for a celebratory gala; a night to showcase repertoire from the past decade. Staging three shows around an already demanding “Nutcracker” season must have been a task. But for the effort and overtime it took, I’m so very glad they did. On Tuesday night, there was laughter, tears, love, and joy, but above all, and most importantly, there was indisputable evidence of a legacy.
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New York City Ballet concluded its 75th anniversary year with its traditional summer residency upstate at the amphitheater of Saratoga Springs’s Performing Arts Center (SPAC).
Continua a leggereThe inaugural Unite Ballet Festival, directed by Calvin Royal III, took place at the Joyce Theater from August 13-18, 2024.
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Continua a leggereFar from Southern Spain, but in the heart of Hollywood, that once monthly dance staple, “Forever Flamenco,” was alive and well again at the Fountain Theatre, if only for the month of August.
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