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Tag Archives: Joaquin de Luz
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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Jewels: A Balanchine Celebration of Music, Style, & Women
Jewels, a plotless 1967 triptych by George Balanchine, can be approached in a number of satisfying ways. Some consider it a kind of ballet world tour, an homage to three national forms of classical dance: The romanticism and thick nostalgia … Continue reading
Posted in Ballet, George Balanchine, New York City Ballet
Tagged Abi Stafford, Antonio Carmena, Arlene Croce, Ashley Bouder, ballet, Charles Askegaard, classicism, David Koch Theater, Diamonds, Emeralds, Gabriel Faure, George Balanchine, Gonzalo Garcia, Igor Stravinsky, Jenifer Ringer, Jewels, Joaquin de Luz, Lincoln Center, Maria Kowroski, Marius Petipa, Megan Fairchild, neoclassical ballet, New York City Ballet, Peter Tchaikovsky, Rubies, Sara Mearns, Savannah Lowery, Teresa Reichlen, Tiler Peck, Tyler Angle, Wendy Whelan, women
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