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Becoming a Real Boy in the World of Hip-Hop: Kyle Abraham Debuts Live! The Realest MC at The Kitchen
The Adventures of Pinocchio — the 19th-century Italian children’s novel made famous by Walt Disney’s animated film — follows a mischievous marionette that, after a series of fantastical adventures, becomes a real boy. Troubled by recent headlines about bullied gay … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham.In.Motion, Abrons Arts Center, ballet, Chalvar Monteiro, contemporary dance, Dena Rizzo, Elyse Morris, hip-hop, hip-hop dance, Kristi Wood, Kyle Abraham, Live! The Realest MC, Maleek Malaki Washington, Pinocchio, sequins, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Kitchen, Walt Disney
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Urban Ballet Theater’s Nutcracker in the Lower: A Very Diverse, Very Local Version of the Holiday Classic
Since 1954, George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker has been a holiday tradition in New York City. Travel below Delancey Street, however, and you’ll find a very different — but nonetheless homegrown — production of the classic Russian ballet. Now celebrating its … Continue reading
Posted in Abrons Arts Center, Ballet
Tagged Abrons Arts Center, ballet, Christmas, George Balanchine, Henry Street Settlement, Lower East Side, New York City Ballet, Nutcracker alternative, Nutcracker in the Lower, Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, The Waltz of the Flowers, Urban Ballet Theater
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Friday Night Phantasmagoria: Paul Taylor Dance Company at New York City Center
Well, it finally happened: On Friday I saw Paul Taylor Dance Company perform. Since my obsession with dance took hold last year, I’ve looked forward to little more than Taylor’s annual spring season at New York City Center. I’ve watched … Continue reading
Great Dancing — and a Great Cause
On January 16, the Abrons Arts Center (part of my employer, Henry Street Settlement) will host a benefit performance by Abrons alumnus and New York City Ballet principal dancer Amar Ramasar. I’d shill for anything at the Abrons, but this … Continue reading
