In a 1946 letter, Kirstein stated, "The only justification I have is to enable Balanchine to do exactly what he wants to do in the way he wants to do it." He served as the company's General Director from 1946 to 1989, developing and sustaining it by his organizational and fundraising abilities.
New York Theatre Ballet in Rehearsal with Kyra Nichols for Jerome Robbins' "Antique Epigraphs"
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published: 20 Feb 2016
DIVERTIMENTO #15 (Theme and Variations)
Here's a 1986 NYC Ballet performance of the "Theme and Variations" section of Balanchine's masterpiece of classical technique, DIVERTIMENTO # 15 to music of the same name by Mozart. Filmed 3 years after Balanchine died, in 1983, the dancers here were all favorites of his when he was alive, trained daily by him, and they are peerless, in my opinion, in demonstrating pure Balanchine technique and musicality. They don't overdo "rubato," or other affectations that sadly have been creeping into many interpretations of his choreography; seen too much today. Balanchine wanted the audience to "see the music," which I believe these dancers do very well. They don't get in the way. They are in order of variation, 1. Victor Castelli, 2. Peter Frame, 3. Lauren Hauser, 4. Maria Calegari, 5. Stephanie Sa...
published: 04 Apr 2019
SERENADE
A beautifully filmed and danced performance of one of Balanchine's most beautiful works. The leads are Darci Kistler, Kyra Nichols, Maria Calegari, Adam Luders, and Leonid Koslov.
It was a very astute commercial move to recruit the biggest child star of his generation, Macaulay Culkin, to front this gorgeous version of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" (why does the trailer and film spell the name Tschaikovsky?). Now you may think, Culkin is to ballet what "Home Alone" is to Shakespeare, but you'd be surprisingly wrong because the lad attended the School of American Ballet in New York as a child, long enough to know what ballet was all about, long enough to have appeared as Marie's mischievous brother Fritz in "The Nutcracker" with the New York City Ballet. Certainly, when he struts his stuff in this movie alongside ballet professionals, the older Macaulay lacks both the poise and grace of the other boy dancers (that requires full-time training), but no matter, his n...
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THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST goes behind the scenes with the hottest dance companies in New York City to share their stories.
Here's a 1986 NYC Ballet performance of the "Theme and Variations" section of Balanchine's masterpiece of classical technique, DIVERTIMENTO # 15 to music of the...
Here's a 1986 NYC Ballet performance of the "Theme and Variations" section of Balanchine's masterpiece of classical technique, DIVERTIMENTO # 15 to music of the same name by Mozart. Filmed 3 years after Balanchine died, in 1983, the dancers here were all favorites of his when he was alive, trained daily by him, and they are peerless, in my opinion, in demonstrating pure Balanchine technique and musicality. They don't overdo "rubato," or other affectations that sadly have been creeping into many interpretations of his choreography; seen too much today. Balanchine wanted the audience to "see the music," which I believe these dancers do very well. They don't get in the way. They are in order of variation, 1. Victor Castelli, 2. Peter Frame, 3. Lauren Hauser, 4. Maria Calegari, 5. Stephanie Saland, 6. Darci Kistler, 7. Sean Lavery, and 8. Kyra Nichols. I have staged this ballet for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Zurich Ballet, and always insist on these tempi.
Here's a 1986 NYC Ballet performance of the "Theme and Variations" section of Balanchine's masterpiece of classical technique, DIVERTIMENTO # 15 to music of the same name by Mozart. Filmed 3 years after Balanchine died, in 1983, the dancers here were all favorites of his when he was alive, trained daily by him, and they are peerless, in my opinion, in demonstrating pure Balanchine technique and musicality. They don't overdo "rubato," or other affectations that sadly have been creeping into many interpretations of his choreography; seen too much today. Balanchine wanted the audience to "see the music," which I believe these dancers do very well. They don't get in the way. They are in order of variation, 1. Victor Castelli, 2. Peter Frame, 3. Lauren Hauser, 4. Maria Calegari, 5. Stephanie Saland, 6. Darci Kistler, 7. Sean Lavery, and 8. Kyra Nichols. I have staged this ballet for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Zurich Ballet, and always insist on these tempi.
A beautifully filmed and danced performance of one of Balanchine's most beautiful works. The leads are Darci Kistler, Kyra Nichols, Maria Calegari, Adam Luders...
A beautifully filmed and danced performance of one of Balanchine's most beautiful works. The leads are Darci Kistler, Kyra Nichols, Maria Calegari, Adam Luders, and Leonid Koslov.
A beautifully filmed and danced performance of one of Balanchine's most beautiful works. The leads are Darci Kistler, Kyra Nichols, Maria Calegari, Adam Luders, and Leonid Koslov.
It was a very astute commercial move to recruit the biggest child star of his generation, Macaulay Culkin, to front this gorgeous version of Tchaikovsky's "Nutc...
It was a very astute commercial move to recruit the biggest child star of his generation, Macaulay Culkin, to front this gorgeous version of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" (why does the trailer and film spell the name Tschaikovsky?). Now you may think, Culkin is to ballet what "Home Alone" is to Shakespeare, but you'd be surprisingly wrong because the lad attended the School of American Ballet in New York as a child, long enough to know what ballet was all about, long enough to have appeared as Marie's mischievous brother Fritz in "The Nutcracker" with the New York City Ballet. Certainly, when he struts his stuff in this movie alongside ballet professionals, the older Macaulay lacks both the poise and grace of the other boy dancers (that requires full-time training), but no matter, his name alone would have helped enormously in raising enough interest in the project to film it at all, but sadly the movie was not a commercial success. Nevertheless, it is an entertaining version, with special effects impossible to fully copy on a limited theatre stage, and the performances from the New York City Ballet, plus children from the School of American Ballet, are enchanting - top marks to all concerned. You can see an excerpt featuring the boys and girls (but not Macaulay) here - https://youtu.be/mwMMOGpbFO0
It was a very astute commercial move to recruit the biggest child star of his generation, Macaulay Culkin, to front this gorgeous version of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" (why does the trailer and film spell the name Tschaikovsky?). Now you may think, Culkin is to ballet what "Home Alone" is to Shakespeare, but you'd be surprisingly wrong because the lad attended the School of American Ballet in New York as a child, long enough to know what ballet was all about, long enough to have appeared as Marie's mischievous brother Fritz in "The Nutcracker" with the New York City Ballet. Certainly, when he struts his stuff in this movie alongside ballet professionals, the older Macaulay lacks both the poise and grace of the other boy dancers (that requires full-time training), but no matter, his name alone would have helped enormously in raising enough interest in the project to film it at all, but sadly the movie was not a commercial success. Nevertheless, it is an entertaining version, with special effects impossible to fully copy on a limited theatre stage, and the performances from the New York City Ballet, plus children from the School of American Ballet, are enchanting - top marks to all concerned. You can see an excerpt featuring the boys and girls (but not Macaulay) here - https://youtu.be/mwMMOGpbFO0
For in-depth features and news about New York dance, visit http://www.dance-enthusiast.com/
THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST goes behind the scenes with the hottest dance companies in New York City to share their stories.
Here's a 1986 NYC Ballet performance of the "Theme and Variations" section of Balanchine's masterpiece of classical technique, DIVERTIMENTO # 15 to music of the same name by Mozart. Filmed 3 years after Balanchine died, in 1983, the dancers here were all favorites of his when he was alive, trained daily by him, and they are peerless, in my opinion, in demonstrating pure Balanchine technique and musicality. They don't overdo "rubato," or other affectations that sadly have been creeping into many interpretations of his choreography; seen too much today. Balanchine wanted the audience to "see the music," which I believe these dancers do very well. They don't get in the way. They are in order of variation, 1. Victor Castelli, 2. Peter Frame, 3. Lauren Hauser, 4. Maria Calegari, 5. Stephanie Saland, 6. Darci Kistler, 7. Sean Lavery, and 8. Kyra Nichols. I have staged this ballet for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Zurich Ballet, and always insist on these tempi.
A beautifully filmed and danced performance of one of Balanchine's most beautiful works. The leads are Darci Kistler, Kyra Nichols, Maria Calegari, Adam Luders, and Leonid Koslov.
It was a very astute commercial move to recruit the biggest child star of his generation, Macaulay Culkin, to front this gorgeous version of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" (why does the trailer and film spell the name Tschaikovsky?). Now you may think, Culkin is to ballet what "Home Alone" is to Shakespeare, but you'd be surprisingly wrong because the lad attended the School of American Ballet in New York as a child, long enough to know what ballet was all about, long enough to have appeared as Marie's mischievous brother Fritz in "The Nutcracker" with the New York City Ballet. Certainly, when he struts his stuff in this movie alongside ballet professionals, the older Macaulay lacks both the poise and grace of the other boy dancers (that requires full-time training), but no matter, his name alone would have helped enormously in raising enough interest in the project to film it at all, but sadly the movie was not a commercial success. Nevertheless, it is an entertaining version, with special effects impossible to fully copy on a limited theatre stage, and the performances from the New York City Ballet, plus children from the School of American Ballet, are enchanting - top marks to all concerned. You can see an excerpt featuring the boys and girls (but not Macaulay) here - https://youtu.be/mwMMOGpbFO0
In a 1946 letter, Kirstein stated, "The only justification I have is to enable Balanchine to do exactly what he wants to do in the way he wants to do it." He served as the company's General Director from 1946 to 1989, developing and sustaining it by his organizational and fundraising abilities.
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The Philadelphia Tribune
29 Dec 2023
The Philadelphia Tribune
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