]> http://www.aaaah.org/taxonomy/term/2010/0 Auto generated by aggregator2 autotaxonomy en http://www.aaaah.org/new_york_city_ballet_gala_at_spac.html <p>Saturday’s Gala at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center had a relaxed, laid-back feel that matched the hot, humid evening, but the outdoor setting and sticky weather didn’t stop the crowds from dressing up for the occasion. Nor was the event lacking in star power: Rita Moreno, who played “Anita” in the film version of [...]</p> Dancing adrian danchig-waring amar ramasar andrew veyette ashley bouder austin laurent balanchine ballet benjamin millepied brahms brahms/handel criticism dance dance writing david prottas georgina pazcoguin gonzalo garcia handel henry seth jared angle jerome robbins leonard bernstein music new york city ballet new york city ballet reviews opus 19/the dreamer peter martins prokofiev rita moreno sara mearns saratoga performing arts center sean suozzi spac stephen sondheim tiler peck twyla tharp wendy whelan west side story west side story suite Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:32:07 +0000 http://www.aaaah.org/new_york_city_ballet_double_feature.html <p>(Tom Gold and a stampede of brides in Makin’ Whoopee! from Susan Stroman’s Double Feature) Thursday evening’s Double Feature, a full-length production choreographed by Susan Stroman, was much more fun that I had anticipated. It was also surprisingly charming and inventive. The piece was a tribute to silent films, with the first half - [...]</p> Dancing amar ramasar ballet benjamin millepied dance double feature glen kelly justin peck makin' whoopee mark stanley megan fairchild new york city ballet reviews robbie fairchild sara mearns silent films sterling hyltin susan stroman teresa reichlen the blue necklace tom gold william ivey long Mon, 26 May 2008 04:07:03 +0000 http://www.aaaah.org/new_york_city_ballet_baroque_to_jazz_a_musical_odyssey.html <p>Rachel Rutherford and Craig Hall in N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz, photo by Paul Kolnik The Jerome Robbins Celebration is well underway at NYCB, now in its fourth week of the spring season.  Although I’ve already seen several Robbins ballets since the start of the season, Wednesday evening’s “Baroque to Jazz” program was the first one that [...]</p> Dancing adrian danchig-waring amar ramasar articles ashley bouder bach ballet baroque to jazz ben shahn brandenburg charles askegard chopin craig hall dance georgina pazcoguin gonzalo garcia in the night janie taylor jared angle jerome robbins megan fairchild music new york city ballet ny export: opus jazz nycb reviews philip neal piano rachel rutherford rebecca krohn reviews robert prince sara mearns sean suozzi tyler angle wendy whelan west side story Thu, 22 May 2008 15:48:59 +0000 http://www.aaaah.org/new_york_city_ballet_russian_roots.html <p>Wendy Whelan in costume for Opus 19/The Dreamer photo by Josef Astor, Dance Magazine, March 2003 Wednesday evening’s program at the New York State Theater was a quadruple bill of works by Jerome Robbins with music by three Russian composers. With the exception of the not-so-memorable Andantino, the opening duet that was performed delicately by Megan [...]</p> Dancing abi stafford amar ramasar andantino andrew veyette ballet dance gonzalo garcia jerome robbins joaquin de luz kaitlyn gilliland kathryn morgan les noces megan fairchild music new york city ballet opus 19/the dreamer photography piano pieces prokofiev rachel rutherford rebecca krohn reviews russia russian roots sara mearns stephen hanna stravinsky tchaikovsky wendy whelan Fri, 16 May 2008 16:32:48 +0000 http://www.aaaah.org/new_york_city_ballet_world_tour.html <p>Albert Evans, Rebecca Krohn, Jonathan Stafford, and Rachel Rutherford in Russian Seasons (photo by John Ross) Every season, the artistic staff at New York City Ballet has the daunting task of creating a variety of programs that will attract audiences, show variety and breadth - choreographically, musically, and thematically - and will offer the dancers room to [...]</p> Dancing adam hendrickson albert evans alexei ratmansky amar ramasar an american in paris balanchine ballet bugaku christopher wheeldon damian woetzel dance darci kistler galina solovyena george gershwin jared angle john adams jonathan stafford leonid desyatnikov mark stanley max van der sterre music new york city ballet nixon in china nycb peter martins photography rachel rutherford rebecca krohn reviews russian folklore russian seasons sara mearns sean suozzi sibelius teresa reichlen the chairman dances tiler peck valse triste wendy whelan world tour Mon, 12 May 2008 05:52:28 +0000