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Friday, March 2, 2018

Spring Dance Preview: New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre’s Duelling Seasons by Marina Harss

The two big New York-based ballet companies perform at Lincoln Center, and Dance Theatre of Harlem returns.

SOURCE: The New Yorker Subscription at 04:00AM
Monday, December 25, 2017

Robert Fairchild: From God to Monster (and Choreographer) - The New York Times by Marina Harss

Not too long ago, Robert Fairchild played a young god — Apollo — at New York City Ballet. Now, just two months after retiring from the company to try his luck in musical theater, he find…

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Bill T Jones: legendary choreographer leaps into the unknown by Marina Harss

Springing from the New York avant-garde scene of the 70s, Jones has spent 40 years exploring narratives from Abraham Lincoln to Aids in dance. Now he’s turned to the work of WG Sebald – …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33PM
Saturday, October 22, 2016

Misty Copeland's success shows ballet leaping in the right direction by Marina Harss

For years, the ballet world has been overwhelmingly white, but Copeland’s well-deserved promotion will inspire legions of young people who feel excludedAfter much conjecture and a barrage …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Dancing as Juliet, Young and Old by Marina Harss

Ask any young female ballet dancer what role she’d most like to dance one day, and the answer is almost always the same: Juliet. “Swan Lake” may be the Mount Everest of the profession,…

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Mikhail Baryshnikov and Joseph Brodsky, in a Song of Exiled Russians by Marina Harss

The dancer discusses the one-man show “Brodsky/Baryshnikov,” which layers poems by his late friend, the Russian poet Joseph Brodsky.

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

‘All That Jack (Cole),’ a Homage to a Forgotten Choreographer by Marina Harss

A Museum of Modern Art retrospective highlights 18 films featuring dance numbers by Jack Cole, a performance coach to Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Misty Copeland's success shows ballet leaping in the right direction by Marina Harss

For years, the ballet world has been overwhelmingly white; Copeland’s entirely deserved promotion will inspire legions of young people who feel excludedAfter much conjecture and a barrage …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18PM
Monday, May 25, 2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Man to Man by Marina Harss

Last week, the studios at American Ballet Theatre, in New York, were an island of quiet and peace, far from the news. Most of the dancers were still away, enjoying the third week of their po…

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Save a Small Ballet School by Marina Harss

For Ballet School NY and the New York Conservatory of Dance, a looming eviction might also mean extinction.

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater