Victor5678

I am curious to know just when NYCB's Concerto Barocco transitioned from black practice clothes to white practice clothes. I have seen a photo from 1950 (with Diana Adams & Tanaquil Le Clercq) in black... and then a 1960 photo (Allegra Kent & Conrad Ludlow) in white, so it must be at a point in between. If anyone knows, would you please post. Thanks!

Yes, Cargill was kind enough to reach out to me and had the article i was searching for. Thanks very much.

I am seeking an article from Ballet Review (Spring 1991) for research purposes. I cannot find a copy on any site online. I would gladly pay for someone to send a photocopy (or simply phone-captured images of the article. Thanks for your help, Victor5678@aol.com

I am hoping to find anyone connected with these (former) companies. Do either still exist? I am looking for information regarding the presentation of a performance with Peter Martins and Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1979. I am hoping to find someone with an old program, from which I may extract information for research I am currently doing. The piece I am looking for info. on was titled "Suite from Chopin Dances" (most likely a mixture of solos and pas de deux from "Dances at a Gathering" and "Other Dances"). If anyone has any info. on where/when, or what choreography was featured, please email me. Thanks! (Victor5678@aol.com)

Especially subtle (and brilliant) were the clips that revealed the differentiation of the partnerships that Jock had at NYCB. Seeing him partner was a lesson in how well he brought out the unique qualities in each ballerina. A very moving film overall.

Thanks for the response. I have read every review on the NYTimes.com site, so it's great to have more places to start looking.

Can anyone recommend any website that provides an archive of ballet reviews (especially mid-20th century...) Also - who would you consider the most important writers on ballet and dance in the 20th century? Thanks.

Thank you. In fact is IS "In the Night" that I was looking for information on.. I knew it was one of those two. Does anyone have any idea who danced in this (unauthorized, I am sure) premiere of "In the Night"? I seem to recall now that the premiere may have even been in Spain in October 1978, while the National Ballet of Cuba was on tour...? Does anyone have any connections to this company to confirm who the dancers may have been? Thanks.

I am wondering whether anyone can provide information about a supposed staging of Jerome Robbins' "Dances at a Gathering" by the National Ballet of Cuba. From what info. I have, I know it was in 1978... and the costumes were by Oscar de la Renta. I was hoping someone had a cast list, and date/location of the premiere for the company. Thanks!

Thanks for the tips. Always appreciate everyone's expertise (and memory).

I have tried both the Suzanne Farrell Ballet AND the Kennedy Center. Both have provided me with information from the performances in 2001. But the Jerome Robbins "Afternoon of a Faun" received it's first performance from the Suzanne Farrell Ballet on October 21, 1999 (at the Kennedy Center). There doesn't seem to be anyone who knows who danced it, and who staged it. Anyone know? Thanks!

Thanks for the info. I always appreciate how much the members here are so knowledgable!

Hello. I have been trying to find information about a staging at the Boston Ballet and have been unable to find where old programmes are archived. I am only looking for the premiere performance cast/credits for one ballet (Jerome Robbins' "Interplay" - February 26, 2001, Wang Center, Boston.) I have been in contact with the company, but they don't seem to have a programme for that performance. Thanks to anyone who can help! (Victor5678@aol.com)

Thanks. I am not sure if this would be the ballet teacher, but it's a start!

Does anyone know if there was a ballet instructor at the "old" Met in the late 1930s named "Miss Curtis"? If so, do you have any idea what her first name was? Thanks!

I'm going by one of the most treasured books I own, "Choreography by George Balanchine: A Catalogue of Works, published in 1983 by The Eakins Press Foundation. A photographic portrait of Balanchine by Tanaquil Le Clercq is the frontispiece. Her name is in innumerable entries, of course, and appears throughout as Le Clercq, with the space. Thank you for the timely response.

I have seen it written both ways (with a space and withou a space between Le and Clercq). Even the programmes in the NYCB archives use both versions. As does the N Y Times over the years. Does anyone know which is correct? Thanks.

Thanks for the links Juliet. Now I know where to begin

Here's the deal: I am doing research for a reference book (about ballet). But I am here in NYC. Update: Thanks for everyone who emailed me. You are all amazing!