Tag Archives: Serenade

Romanticism, Balanchine Style: Two Tchaikovsky Triple-Bills at New York City Ballet

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Ryan Wenzel

Serenade, the first ballet George Balanchine made in America, is different every time I see it. It’s a shape-shifter, not only because its geometry is constantly in flux but also because it combines styles. At one performance, I might focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet, George Balanchine, New York City Ballet | Tagged Allegro Brillante, Anthony Huxley, Ashley Bouder, Ask Le Cour, Élégie, Ballet Imperial, Chase Finlay, Dark Angel, George Balanchine, Giselle, Lev Ivanov, Maria Kowroski, Marius Petipa, Megan LeCrone, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Russian Girl, Sara Mearns, Serenade, Sterling Hyltin, Suzanne Farrell, Swan Lake, Teresa Reichlen, Tiler Peck, Tschaikovsky Celebration, Tschakovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, Tschakovsky Suite No. 3, Von Rothbart, Waltz Girl, Wilis | 1 Comment

What to See This Week (January 14-20): NYCB’s Tschaikovsky Celebration and the Return of Sara Mearns

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Ryan Wenzel

The January dance calendar is full of exciting contrasts: Just as contemporary performance festivals wind down, classicism makes a comeback at New York City Ballet’s winter season, which is doubly enticing this year because of the company’s Tschaikovsky Celebration. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet, Lincoln Center, New York City Ballet | Tagged Allegro Brillante, Diamonds, George Balanchine, New York City Ballet, NYCB, Sara Mearns, Serenade, Swan Lake, tschaikovsky, Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2, Tschiakovsky Celebration | 1 Comment

Before They Were Masterpieces: 9 Negative Early Reviews of Beloved Balanchine Ballets

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Wenzel

In his book George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker, Robert Gottlieb notes that esteem for Balanchine has only continued to grow since his death: “As the work of his immediate predecessors and near contemporaries — Fokine, Massine, Nijinska, et al. — … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet, George Balanchine, New York City Ballet | Tagged Agon, Apollo, Balanchine, City Center, Concerto Barocco, Craig Dodd, Dance Magazine, Dancing Times, Die Neue Zeitung, Doris Hering, Fokine, Georg Zivier, George Balanchine, George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker, Jewels, John Martin, Massine, Nancy Reynolds, New York Herald Tribune, Nijinska, Pravda, Prodigal Son, Repertory in Review, Robert Gottlieb, Serenade, Symphony in C, The Four Temperaments, The New York Times, The Nutcracker, Walter Terry | 6 Comments

Dispatch from Florida: Sarasota Ballet Dances Works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp & Dominic Walsh

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ryan Wenzel

Vacationing in Florida has long been a tradition in my family. As a child, I went every year to my grandmother’s home in Bradenton Beach, a lazy island town on the Gulf Coast, and my parents recently began spending their … Continue reading →

Posted in Ballet, George Balanchine, Outside New York | Tagged Alex Harrison, American Ballet Theatre, Anais Blake, ballet, Bello, Bradenton Beach, dance, Danielle Brown, Dominic Walsh, Florida, Forget Domani, Frank Sinatra, Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Gerrod Pagenkopf, Gulf Coast, Handel, Iain Webb, My Way, New York City Ballet, Nine Sinatra Songs, Ricki Bertoni, Sara Sardelli, Sarasota Ballet, Sarasota Opera House, Serenade, Sinatra Suite, Tchaikovsky, That's Life, Twyla Tharp | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Serenade

Romanticism, Balanchine Style: Two Tchaikovsky Triple-Bills at New York City Ballet

What to See This Week (January 14-20): NYCB’s Tschaikovsky Celebration and the Return of Sara Mearns

Before They Were Masterpieces: 9 Negative Early Reviews of Beloved Balanchine Ballets

Dispatch from Florida: Sarasota Ballet Dances Works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp & Dominic Walsh

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