The Half-way Point
August 5, 2010 · Posted by The Winger ·
It’s officially past the exact middle of the festival and as I’m sitting on the lawn overlooking the stage, tech crew is sanitizing the marley and setting up barres for Damian’s 10am company class onstage. Damian and Suki Schorer have been trading off teaching in the mornings; the Vail Mountain School and the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater have been overflowing with starpower as Whelans trade off rehearsal space with Simkins to better accomodate their respective Ratmansky and Robbins dances.
Carla Korbes, Daniil Simkin and Joaquin de Luz in class with Artistic Director Damian Woetzel for the 2010 Vail International Dance Festival ...
Rehearsal Footage from Vail International Dance Festival
August 1, 2010 · Posted by Dancing Perfectly Free ·
The annual Vail International Dance Festival kicked off last week and continues until August 10th. The festival has excelled at utilizing social networks and sharing photos and videos with the many people who cannot make it to Colorado for the performances, and updating them in a timely manner. I particularly enjoyed watching this lovely collage of rehearsal footage featuring New York City Ballet principals Joaquin De Luz and Tiler Peck, with the festival’s artistic director and former NYCB principal Damian Woetzel. The duo was rehearsing works by Jerome Robbins set to music by Chopin, which they’ll be performing next week.
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NILAS MARTINS QUIETLY RETIRES FROM NYCB
July 22, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
According to the New York Times Arts Beat blog, Nilas Martins, longtime principal with New York City Ballet (and son of Artistic Dir. Peter Martins) has retired. Without a farewell performance, without flowers, without fanfare. The story is that he has a knee injury and suffered continuing problems with that, and ended up getting a job with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at Kennedy Center and just didn’t feel up to coming back and giving a final performance. I can’t say I blame him. He’d received so much criticism the past couple years he probably just didn’t want to ...
NILAS MARTINS QUIETLY RETIRES FROM NYCB
July 22, 2010 · Posted by Swan Lake Samba Girl ·
According to the New York Times Arts Beat blog, Nilas Martins, longtime principal with New York City Ballet (and son of Artistic Dir. Peter Martins) has retired. Without a farewell performance, without flowers, without fanfare. The story is that he has a knee injury and suffered continuing problems with that, and ended up getting a job with the DeVos Institute of Arts Management at Kennedy Center and just didn’t feel up to coming back and giving a final performance. I can’t say I blame him. He’d received so much criticism the past couple years he probably just didn’t want to ...
New York City Ballet’s Spring Season in Review
July 18, 2010 · Posted by Dancing Perfectly Free ·
Benjamin Millepied’s Why am I not where you are, photo by Paul Kolnik
My review of New York City Ballet’s spring season, called Architecture of Dance, is in the July/August issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Here’s an excerpt:
“Seven new ballets. Four commissioned scores. One renowned architect. This is what New York City Ballet offered over the course of its eight-week spring season, called Architecture of Dance. With nearly one new ballet every week—along with repertoire by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins—it was hard to keep up. Of the four works I saw, by Mauro Bigonzetti, Benjamin Millepied, Alexei Ratmansky, and Wayne ...
Tobias: And so, in summary
July 13, 2010 · Posted by InfiniteBody ·
Ballet Diary No. 9
by Tobi Tobias, Seeing Things, ArtsJournal.com, July 12, 2010InfiniteBody
http://infinitebody.blogspot.com
Tobias: And so, in summary
July 13, 2010 · Posted by InfiniteBody ·
Ballet Diary No. 9
by Tobi Tobias, Seeing Things, ArtsJournal.com, July 12, 2010InfiniteBody
http://infinitebody.blogspot.com
Theresa Ruth Howard talks ballet and race
July 10, 2010 · Posted by InfiniteBody ·
Rant & Rave: And Now a Word From the Darker Side
by Theresa Ruth Howard, Dance Magazine, July 2010InfiniteBody
http://infinitebody.blogspot.com
Theresa Ruth Howard talks ballet and race
July 10, 2010 · Posted by InfiniteBody ·
Rant & Rave: And Now a Word From the Darker Side
by Theresa Ruth Howard, Dance Magazine, July 2010InfiniteBody
http://infinitebody.blogspot.com
Ballet Strength on Alex Wong’s Injury
July 9, 2010 · Posted by Ballet Strength: Nikol Klein's Ballet Blog ·
A photo of Alex gives me great insight as to where his injury prone areas may be.
My heart was broken last night watching So You Think You Can Dance for Alex Wong, an extremely talented dancer who captured the dance world’s attention this season. I’m not an avid So You Think You Can Dance viewer, but I do catch the show about twice per month. Being that Alex was a ballet dancer and had left his position with Miami City Ballet to be on SYTYCD, there was quite a story and a passion behind his presence on the show. It ...
