New York City Ballet

Christopher Wheeldon is Trying Very Hard to Make Ballet Hip, Sexy and Accessible, But Will He Be Successful?

Tonya Plank | Posted 10.07.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ballet, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, Maria Kowroski, Lightfoot Leon, Drew Jacoby, Frederick Ashton, Fashion, Rubinald Pronk, Wendy Whelan, Les Ballets Russes, Christopher Wheeldon, Emily Molnar, New York City Ballet, Morphoses, Entertainment News
Tonya Plank

Of all ballet artists, Wheeldon one of the most sought-after choreographers in the world these days and seems to be trying the hardest to bring ballet back.

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Is Ballet Dead? Never! New York City Ballet Presents an Enticing Evening of New Work

Tonya Plank | Posted 06.10.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: River of Light, Ballet, Rococo Variations, Peter Martins, Christopher Wheeldon, Alexei Ratmansky, Gonzalo Garcia, Mauro Bigonzetti, Maria Kowroski, Benjamin Millepied, Ashley Bouder, Contemporary Ballet, Wendy Whelan, Concerto DSCH, New York City Ballet, Joaquin De Luz, Oltremare, Dancers, Nycb, Ballerina, Dance, Theater Review, Entertainment News
Tonya Plank

I had a wonderful night at New York City Ballet the other night. The program, titled "Here and Now", focused on some of the company's newest works, and was kind of a celebration of the future, of 21st Century ballet.

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Culture Zohn: Girl on Wire Seeks Satya (Truth) and Strength (Agraha)

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.09.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Christopher Hampton, Metropolitan Opera, Laura Linney, Philippe Petit, American Masters, Lis Liaisons Dangereuses, Ben Daniels, Jerome Robbins, Abdellatif Kechiche, Choderlos De Laclos, Satyagraha, Tibeca Film Festival, World Trade Center, Philip Glass, Marvin Gaye, New York City Ballet, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-05-09-PI1026503.jpgWhat these men have also done is highlight how complex aspiration is, and in many cases, how it so often depends on love as much as political or personal will.

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CULTURE ZOHN The Goldberg Variations: Dance and Life Meet in One, Magnificent Ballet

Patricia Zohn | Posted 02.01.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Simone Dinnerstein, Murray Perahia, Goldberg Variations, George Balanchine, Lincoln Center, Glenn Gould, Jerome Robbins, New York City Ballet, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2008-02-01-zohnballerinas.jpgIt says everything about relationships: flirtation, consummation and asks the bigger question: Will you catch me if I fall?

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