dirac Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Gia Kourlas interviews three New York City Ballet dancers about their experiences during the pandemic and the return to performance. Quote To get a better understanding of what this strange time has been like, I checked in with three City Ballet dancers — a member of the corps de ballet, a soloist and a principal — to track their experiences, both in life and in ballet as they made their way to opening night, scheduled for Sept. 21. Link to comment
dirac Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 Promotions and departures at New York City Ballet. Quote The young dancers will help to fill the void left by a group of departing veteran principals. Six is an unusually large number of retirements for one year. Three of the retiring dancers — Maria Kowroski, Gonzalo Garcia and Ask la Cour — intended to leave in the 2020-21 season, but because it was canceled, they decided to stay on for a farewell season. Link to comment
dirac Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 A review of NYCB by Gay Morris for danceviewtimes.com. Quote Both “Sky to Hold,” choreographed by Andrea Miller, and “Suspended Animation,” by Sidra Bell, challenged what some undoubtedly consider the company’s duty to the old guard. For this, one can only thank directors Jonathan Stafford and Wendy Whelan. Whelan in particular was adventuresome in pursuing new dance avenues after leaving City Ballet as a principal in 2014. With her return as associate artistic director in 2019, the repertory is being shaken up a bit. This is not to say a revolution has occurred. It is hardly that, but new directions are being explored, and they are welcome. Link to comment
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