Some of the most important news in our community isn't what happened yesterday, it's what's happening today and what might happen tomorrow. The Bee's coverage of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's push to give his office major new authority, including the opinion pieces in this section today, aims to arm city residents with information to judge these ideas. But the ongoing coverage does more –...
You know we love BalletX . But have you had a chance to experience it for yourself yet? No? Well, lucky you: you get a chance to check them out this weekend, as Phillyist's favorite modern ballet company stages their Fall Series this weekend at the Wilma Theater . Their third full season opens with world premieres by three different choreographers: Alex Ketley , Meredith Rainey, and BalletX's own...
New Jersey Ballet prepares for 39th season of Nutcracker There’s no better way to get into the spirit of the holidays than taking time to indulge in the spun sugar fantasy of a little girl named Clara and her amazing Nutcracker. This year marks the 39th season for New Jersey’s favorite Nutcracker. The production debuted at Paper Mill Playhouse in 1971, with Edward Villella (then a star...
Birmingham's just not good enough for some people. In the highly competitive upper echelons of the ballet world, what Clara Blanco did several years ago is almost unheard of. In 2006, the San Francisco Ballet corps member quit the company and headed for England’s Birmingham Royal Ballet. A year later, she was eager, if not desperate, to return to San Francisco. . . . The Birmingham year did afford...
Malcolm Gladwell responds to Steven Pinker's Times review. Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote his book college style: midnight-6:30, fueled by chips. The First Amendment does not guarantee you a Fifth Avenue parade. Katherine E. Brown takes the newly-created Executive Director position at the New York City Ballet. Mayor Bloomberg should grow a beard. So the Sex and the City prequel book: it will look like this....
Local children got a chance to meet real ballerinas Saturday afternoon – packing the Radisson Hotel-Utica Centre ballroom and catching a little bit of the early holiday spirit in the process. The Sugar Plum Fairy Fantasy Tea, an annual event, had about 200 attendees. It functions as the main fundraiser for the Mohawk Valley Ballet, the company that puts on the annual Nutcracker ballet at the...
Helgi Tomasson’s setting of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet takes place in San Francisco during the 1915 Pan Pacific Exhibition By Seán Martinfield Sentinel Editor and Publisher Photo by Lynn Imanaka For fans of Tchaikovsky and the San Francisco Ballet, Tomasson’s Nutcracker is the most wonderful time of the year. The production which debuted in 2004 opens Tuesday night, December...
Last night, I to see the Director's Choice program at PNB (it was delayed for a half an hour because of the power outage in Queen Anne). The four dances were a perfect illustration of the delicate balance new artistic director Peter Boal has achieved. The night had some old-fashionedy, pretty ballet (ironically, the most conservative piece of the evening was a world premiere by Val Caniparoli of the...
Darren Aronofsky, director of the 2000 hit Requiem for a Dream, is back with his next project, Black Swan. Black Swan is a supernatural thriller that follows dancers within the New York City Ballet. In particular, the film centers on Nina, a veteran of the stage who must fight to keep her place in the spotlight [...]
One of my favorite filmmakers, Darren Aronofsky is gearing up to shoot his fifth feature film in New York City in just a few weeks. And one of my very reliable spies has uncovered a bit of casting news on this new project. As you knew already, Aronofky's Black Swan is a supernatural drama is set in the world of New York City Ballet. Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a veteran ballerina who finds herself...
One of my favorite filmmakers, Darren Aronofsky is gearing up to shoot his fifth feature film in New York City in just a few weeks. And one of my very reliable spies has uncovered a bit of casting news on this new project. As you knew already, Aronofky's Black Swan is a supernatural drama is set in the world of New York City Ballet. Natalie Portman stars as Nina, a veteran ballerina who finds herself...
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