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Category Archives: Ballet
A Taste of Home: 5 Recipes by Ballerina Melissa Hayden
Through the Ballet Cook Book Dinner Series — gatherings featuring meals made from recipes in Tanaquil Le Clercq’s cookbook — New York City Ballet soloist Antonio Carmena, baker extraordinaire Susan LaRosa, and I are embarking on a kind of time … Continue reading
Posted in American Ballet Theatre, Ballet, Ballet Cook Book Dinner Series, Food, George Balanchine, New York City Ballet
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antonio Carmena, Ballet Cook Book, Ballet Cook Book Dinner Series, chicken wings, cookbook, cooking, Eastern European food, Eastern European Jewish food, food, fruit compote, Jacques d'Amboise, Jeff Gageby, Jewish cooking, Jewish food, Lincoln Kirstein, Melissa Hayden, Meryl Rosofsky, Michael Pereira, Mildred Herman, Paul Epstein, potato latkes, Radio City Music Hall, recipes, Ryan Wenzel, Stars and Stripes, Stuart Coleman, stuffed cabbage, sweet and sour meatballs, Tanaquil Le Clercq
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Russian Classicism, By Way of London: Boston Ballet’s Lavish Production of The Sleeping Beauty
The classic 19th-century story ballets are difficult to pin down. As a newcomer to dance, one can see a number of productions of, say, The Sleeping Beauty — all, according to playbills, with choreography “after Marius Petipa” — and be … Continue reading
Posted in Ballet, Outside New York
Tagged Bluebird, Bo Busby, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera House, Brittany Stone, David Walker, Dusty Button, Frederick Ashton, Garland Dance, Kathleen Breen Combes, Lasha Khozashvili, Lia Cirio, Lilac Fairy, Marius Petipa, Ninette de Valois, Patrick Yocum, Prince Desiré, Princess Aurora, Princess Florine, Puss in Boots, Seo Hye Han, The Sleeping Beauty, Vision Scene, White Cat, Whitney Jensen
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The Prodigal Son Returns: Edward Villella Speaks about His Life and Career at the Paley Center for Media
“People say you can’t go home, but oh yes, you can,” Edward Villella said with a grin, greeting 200 cheering friends, fans, and other balletomanes at the Paley Center for Media on March 11. The parallel with the Prodigal Son, … Continue reading
Posted in Ballet, George Balanchine, New York City Ballet
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, ballet, Crista, Donizetti Variations, Edward Villella, George Balanchine, Miami City Ballet, New York City Ballet, Oberon, Paley Center for Media, Prodigal Son, Rubies, Théâtre du Châtelet, The Bell Telephone Hour, The Odd Couple, Words on Dance
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