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11 Questions for Seth Orza, Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Dancer

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

Next week at New York City Center, Pacific Northwest Ballet performs a triple-bill of Balanchine masterpieces as well as Jean-Christophe Maillot’s evening-length production Roméo et Juliette, marking the full company’s first performances in New York since 1996. Seth Orza, who … Continue reading →

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Contrasting but Complementary Styles: New York City Ballet Shows Differences Between Robbins & Balanchine

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

New York City Ballet’s greatest strengths are the size and richness of its repertory, and for that it has George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, its two founding choreographers, to thank. For years, the two men worked side by side in … Continue reading →

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Chase Finlay: New York City Ballet’s Newest Apollo

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Apollo is, for many reasons, one of George Balanchine’s most important ballets. For starters, it’s the oldest one that survives, dating from 1928, when a 24-year-old Balanchine was working in Paris for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. (Shockingly, it is also his … Continue reading →

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