NYCBallet Announces 2018 Fall Fashion Gala
by Julie Musbach
- Jul 11, 2018
On September 27, New York City Ballet will present the seventh installment of its annual Fall Fashion Gala, celebrating choreography and costume design with an evening of world premiere ballets and creative collaborations between some of today's most exciting artists from the worlds of dance and design.
BWW Review: NYCB Explores Surrealism at 2018 Spring Season
by Christina Pandolfi
- May 6, 2018
As the weather warms up, the flowers stretch from their soil towards the sun in all their glory. So do the dancers of New York City Ballet. On May 1, 2018, the company celebrated the experimental prowess of great 21st Century Choreographers in a three-piece program to showcase both the present and future definitions of “ballet.”
New York City Ballet Announces 2018/2019 Season; Tribute To Jerome Robbins And More!
by Alan Henry
- Apr 16, 2018
New York City Ballet's 2018 Spring Season opens on Tuesday, April 24 and will continue for six weeks through June 3. The centerpiece of the Spring Season will be Robbins 100, a celebration of Jerome Robbins, NYCB's co-founding choreographer, whose remarkable contributions to the worlds of ballet and Broadway musical theater have made an indelible impression on both art forms. The three-week celebration will run from May 3 to May 20, featuring 20 works created by Robbins over the course of 40years, as well as two world premiere ballets in tribute to Robbins. Robbins 100 will open on Thursday, May 3 with a Spring Gala performance featuring Robbins'
BWW Review: NYCB World Premiere of “dance odyssey” is a Winter Season Smash
by Christina Pandolfi
- Feb 7, 2018
It's easy for a premier ballet company to delight and amaze, but it's even more exciting when they leave you surprised, and on February 1 2018 at the David H. Koch Theater, New York City Ballet did just that. With an eccentric program that ran the gamut in both content and cadence, it was the world premiere of “dance odyssey” that ended up stealing the show.
Craft Recordings To Release Anthology Of Influential American Guitar And Banjo Music From the Takoma And Vanguard Vaults
by Macon Prickett
- Feb 1, 2018
On March 23, Craft Recordings will release The Thousand Incarnations Of The Rose: American Primitive Guitar and Banjo (1963-1974) on 2LP, CD, and digital. This new compilation celebrates the groundbreaking, inventive approach to traditional instrumentation brought forward by an impressive group of maverick artists whose interpretations of folk, blues, and traditional song gave rise to one of American music's most unique and influential stylistic schools, known today as American Primitive. Featured artists on the compilation, which serves as a 'Who's Who' of the genre, include John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho, Harry Taussig and more. The two-LP vinyl edition features deluxe gatefold packaging, and a tipped-in booklet containing new liner notes by compilation producer Glenn Jones and illustrations by Drew Christie. The CD configuration comes housed in a softpack and features a booklet containing both Jones' notes and Christie's artwork.
Beth Steel's WONDERLAND Comes Home to Nottingham Playhouse
by Stephi Wild
- Jan 11, 2018
Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company confirms full cast of Adam Penford's first show as Artistic Director, Wonderland including local actors Chris Ashby who previously played the lead in the National Theatre production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and was cast through the Playhouse open auditions, and Joshua Glenister who was a member of Nottingham Playhouse Youth Theatre.
The Western Wind Vocal Sextet presents HOLIDAY LIGHT
by BWW
News Desk
- Dec 23, 2017
The Western Wind vocal sextet will present Holiday Light - Joyous Music for the Holidays today, December 23 at 8:00 PM at Church of St Paul & St Andrew, West End Avenue at 86th Street in Manhattan.
The Western Wind Vocal Sextet presents HOLIDAY LIGHT
by A.A. Cristi
- Dec 6, 2017
The Western Wind vocal sextet will present Holiday Light - Joyous Music for the Holidays on Saturday, December 23 at 8:00 PM at Church of St Paul & St Andrew, West End Avenue at 86th Street in Manhattan.
Russell Janzen and More Promoted at New York City Ballet
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 19, 2017
New York City Ballet announced today the promotion of eight of the Company's dancers. Soloist Russell Janzen has been promoted to the rank of principal dancer, and corps de ballet members Sara Adams, Harrison Ball, Emilie Gerrity, Joseph Gordon, Unity Phelan, Troy Schumacher, and Indiana Woodward have been promoted to Soloist.
BWW Review: New York City Ballet's ALL BALANCHINE PROGRAM, Winter 2017
by Barnett Serchuk
- Jan 24, 2017
George Balanchine said that 'Allegro Brillante' contained everything he knew about classical ballet in 13 minutes. I would say a bit more, depending on the tempo the conductor is taking for the evening. But putting tempos aside, 'Allegro Brilliante' offers a ballet so rich in form and steps that it's hard to take it all in. I've been watching the ballet for over 30 years, and I still marvel and its invention and the sheer stamina it takes to perform the work.
Trinity Church's TIME'S ARROW Festival to Celebrate 250 Years of St. Paul's Chapel
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 22, 2016
Trinity Church Wall Street's annual series of concerts in January has long been a highlight of the musical season. Entitled 'Time's Arrow' to allude to Trinity's signature juxtaposition of early and modern music, the 2017 festival (Jan 1-12) celebrates the 250th anniversary of the opening of St. Paul's Chapel, the oldest church building in Manhattan.
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