The School of American Ballet’s Workshop Performances / Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Lincoln Center, NYC / June 2 matinee and evening; June 5, 2012 School of American Ballet’s Workshop Performances: Austin Bachman in Peter Martins’ Les Petits Riens Photo: Paul Kolnik Students at the School of American Ballet and the in-group that cares about it call it, simply, The School, as if it had no equals. So far it doesn’t, at least in the States. It’s the training academy of the New York City Ballet, which skims off the … [Read more...]
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I just returned from an afternoon at NYCB, watching Balanchine's various responses to American music. Like some of you,...Tobi Tobias on The Royal Danish Ballet in New York
Hello, Katrine, Jeanette Andersen is a long-experienced dance critic, currently living in Germany, She frequently writes about the Royal Danish...Thomas Schoff on On Balanchine’s “Ivesiana”
Ivesiana has been out of NYCB's standard repertory for many years--at least a decade, I think, and maybe more. ...Katrine on The Royal Danish Ballet in New York
I know this post was done a long time ago, but I must say, what Jeanette Andersen (who?) wrote is...Leo Greenbaum on On Balanchine’s “Ivesiana”
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Dear Tobi, It was with great interest that I read your detailed review of Ivesiana. Your vivid descriptions made it...Ann Allen-Ryan on On Balanchine’s “Ivesiana”
Tobi, thank you (once again) for sharing your insights and interpretations. I'm off to see this program this afternoon. While...George Dorris on On Balanchine’s “Ivesiana”
Ivesiana is indeed a remarkable work, perhaps not to be seen too often, to preserve its special feeling but also...Myra Malkin on On Balanchine’s “Ivesiana”
I'm going to a couple of performances just to see Ivesiana, and am very grateful for your description and your...Martha Ullman West on On Balanchine’s “Ivesiana”
Thank you, TT, for the blow by blow, play by play account of a ballet that is very much on...