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Tag Archives: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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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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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Ballet Cook Book Dinner on April 13 Will Feature Recipes by New York City Ballet Great Melissa Hayden
The next gathering of the Ballet Cook Book Dinner Series, to be held the evening of Saturday, April 13, 2013, will showcase the recipes of Melissa Hayden, the celebrated Canadian-born ballerina who danced for both New York City Ballet and … 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, ABT, American Ballet Theatre, Balanchine, Ballet Cook Book Dinner Series, Cortège Hongrois, George Balanchine, Melissa Hayden, New York City Ballet, NYCB, School of American Ballet, Stars and Stripes, Stuart Coleman, The Ballet Cook Book
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Two Takes on Shakespeare: Balanchine’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ & Frederick Ashton’s ‘The Dream’
Balletomanes, an argumentative bunch, are always making judgments by way of comparison. They might debate whether George Balanchine’s or Michel Fokine’s is the better Firebird, whether Gillian Murphy or Sara Mearns is New York’s best Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, or … Continue reading
Posted in American Ballet Theatre, Ballet, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Lincoln Center, New York City Ballet
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Alina Cojocaru, American Ballet Theatre, Athalie, Bottom, Felix Mendelssohn, Firebird, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Giselle, Herman Cornejo, Hermia, Hippolyta, Joaquin de Luz, Lysander, Maria Kowroski, New York City Ballet, Oberon, Odette, Odile, Puck, Royal Ballet, Sara Mearns, Scherzo, Swan Lake, The Dream, The First Walpurgis Night, Theseus, Titania, William Shakespeare
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A Midsummer Night’s Ballet Dinner: Feasting Al Fresco on Edward Villella’s Favorite Dishes
Thanks to the generosity of Susan LaRosa, the first three of my dinners with Antonio Carmena based on Tanaquil Le Clercq’s 1966 Ballet Cook Book have taken place at Susan’s brownstone in Brooklyn, which is equipped with an unusually large … Continue reading
Posted in Ballet, New York City Ballet
Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antonio Carmena, Balanchine Variations, Ballet Cook Book Dinner Series, beer soup, Edward Villella, eggplant and macaroni, George Balanchine, Gonzalo Garcia, Indian chicken, Italian rice cake, Jeff Gageby, Joaquin de Luz, Mendelssohn, Miami City Ballet, Nancy Goldner, New York City Ballet, New York State Maritime College, Oberon, Oliver Swan-Jackson, Prodigal Son, Rubies, Saxelby Cheesemongers, School of American Ballet, Susan LaRosa, Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Tanaquil Le Clercq, Tarantella, The Ballet Cookbook, wheat germ muffins
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