Tag Archives: The Nutcracker

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

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

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 →

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Urban Ballet Theater’s Nutcracker in the Lower: A Very Diverse, Very Local Version of the Holiday Classic

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

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 →

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Limitless Potential & Empty Flash: Ballet Nacional de Cuba Performs the Classics at BAM

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Before their season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last week, the Ballet Nacional de Cuba hadn’t performed in New York for eight years. Lengthy absences aren’t uncommon with foreign companies (the Danes return this week after 23 years), but … Continue reading →

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