Nutcracker Weary
At the New York City Ballet, they’re doing 46 performances of the Nutcracker this year — so surely the dancers must get sick of it, right?
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When she was just 16, The New York Times called Alexandra Ansanelli "a true prodigy…that rare find, a dancer of nuance and originality." Studio 360 caught up with Ansanelli as she prepared for a...
View ArticleNow Playing: Balanchine Centennial
This week marks what would have been the 100th birthday of the master choreographer George Balanchine, who co-founded the New York City Ballet. He died in 1983, at 79. Balanchines dances revitalized...
View ArticleMargot Fonteyn in America
In 1949, the British ballerina Margot Fonteyn gave her first performance in America. She enchanted her New York audience, including a young man named Robert Gottlieb. Gottlieb grew up to be a...
View ArticleNutcracker Nation
There are many predictable signs of Christmas other than snow: holiday music pumps through pharmacy loud-speakers, colorful lights adorn your neighbor's house and ballet companies mount their annual...
View ArticleNutcracker Nation
Christmas has its predictable signs: holiday music pumping through pharmacy loud-speakers, laser light shows on the neighbor's lawn, and the annual production of The Nutcracker. But how did a classical...
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A Marriage Made on Stage
Earlier this week, Darci Kistler swung by Studio 360 on her way home from rehearsal. A beloved soloist with the New York City Ballet, Kistler was the last principal chosen by ballet giant George...
View ArticleAmerican Icons: Appalachian Spring
In 1942, Aaron Copland was commissioned to write a score for the choreographer Martha Graham. Dance and music in America have never been the same.Their ballet, Appalachian Spring, looks at the tension...
View ArticleSarah Jessica Parker's Documentary Series on New York City Ballet Returns
Sarah Jessica Parker is a household name after starring in Sex and the City, but her affection for the world of ballet isn't so well-known. But the actress, who danced as a child, is such an enthusiast...
View ArticleShepard Fairey's Street Art Takes Center Stage in Miami Ballet
From WLRN's Arts & Culture DeskJustin Peck is one of the country’s most sought-after ballet choreographers. Shepard Fairey is one of the most famous street artists in the world. Peck is resident...
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“An American in Paris” Dances Its Way to the Stage
When MGM released An American in Paris, starring Gene Kelly and with a score by George Gershwin, the studio touted it as a “the greatest dance entertainment ever projected on the screen.” A new stage...
View ArticleBreaking Ballet's Color Barrier
In case you live under a rock where you haven't heard of Misty Copeland, a quick recap: the newly anointed principal dancer of the American Ballet Theater is having a fantastic year. Earlier this...
View ArticleHome From Battle, An Iraq War Vet Teaches Ballet
All this week the Takeaway is checking back in with some of our most memorable guests from the past year. Coming up... the Takeaway will be talking to Roman Baca, an Iraq veteran and ballet dancer who...
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Niche Market | Ballet Pointe Shoes
New York is a city of specialists from foodies to academics, laborers to shopkeepers. Every Wednesday, Niche Market will take a peek inside a different specialty store and showcase the city's purists...
View ArticleDancer Natalia Makarova
Legendary ballet dancer (and Tony-winner) Natalia Makarova, considered the best ballerina of the 20th century, talks about her life and career. She defected from the Soviet Union in 1970 and was the...
View ArticleUncovering Delibes's Vivid Ballet Scores
We at WQXR don't encounter too many recordings by ballet orchestras. Perhaps there's a stigma attached to a brand of symphonic work that is all too easily dismissed as a sonic carpet for the dancers on...
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View ArticleIncidentally Speaking
For as long as art forms such as theatre, ballet, and other entertainments have graced the stage, composers have been there to enhance the dramatic action through music. This week host Bill McGlaughlin...
View ArticleBallet and Tchaikovsky
What’s a ballet? What do ballet dancers wear? How is a ballet composed? You’ll hear the answers to these questions this week on Classics for Kids as host Naomi Lewin takes you on a trip through the...
View ArticleBolshoi's Artistic Director Attacked with Acid in Moscow
Russian police say Sergei Filin, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theatre, is being treated in a Moscow hospital for severe burns after a masked man threw acid in his face.The attack happened late...
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