Since Tchaikovsky created The Nutcracker almost 125 years ago, it’s become a worldwide sensation. Continue reading
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12/18/16 O&A NYC 12 DAYS OF NUTCRACKER: Battle with the Rat King- The Royal Opera Ballet
Battle with the Rat King from the The Royal Opera Ballet production of the Nutcracker. Continue reading
12/17/16 O&A NYC 12 DAYS OF NUTCRACKER: Dance of the Mirlitons- Kirov Ballet
The Dance of the Mirlitons performed by the Kirov Ballet Continue reading
12/16/16 12 DAYS OF NUTCRACKER: Gran Pas De Deux- Rudolf Nureyev and Merle Park- (1963)
Rudolf Nureyev and Merle Park performs Gran Pas De Deux in the Royal Ballet’s 1963 Nutcracker production. Continue reading
(REPOST) 12/16/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Judith Jamison, Kevin Rotardier, and George Faison perform Revelations at the Hollywood Palace (1968)
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performed two excerpts from his masterwork Revelations on the weekly television variety show The Hollywood Palace (1968). The episode hosted by Diahann Carroll helped give the then fledgling dance company national attention. The cast included Judith Jamison, George Faison and Kelvin Rotardier. Continue reading
(Repost)12/25/20 O&A NYC DANCE: California Philharmonic Dancers (Live 2015)
CalPhil with “So You Think You Can Dance” and “America’s Best Dance Crew” dancers/choreographers Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer, James “BDash” Derrick and Kevin “Konkrete” Davis are featured on Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, op. 71 (1892). Continue reading
12/14/16 O&A NYC DANCE 12 DAYS OF NUTCRACKER: Arabian Variation- Moscow Ballet
Moscow Ballet soloists Sergey Chumakov and Elena Petrichenko perform the Arabian Variation. Continue reading
12/13/16 O&A NYC DANCE 12 DAYS OF NUTCRACKER: Nutcracker ]Pas De Deux (Balanchine)
Merrill Ashley and Sean Lavery dance the Nutcracker Pas De Deux in a perfect demonstration of Balanchine’s style and technique. Continue reading
12/9/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland- Nutcracker Grand Pas de Deux
During the 1977 Christmas season, CBS brought Mikhail Baryshnikov’s highly acclaimed American Ballet Theatre production of Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet The Nutcracker to television. The production has remains the most popular and most often shown television production of the work in the U.S. Mikhail Baryshnikov performed the title role, with Gelsey Kirkland as Clara.
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12/2/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: A Conversation With Solomon Dumas
Solomon Dumas is living his dream. As one of the newest members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT), Dumas is making his New York City Center debut during the 2016 Ailey season November 30 through December 31. Dumas was bitten by the dance bug at age 12 after attending AileyCamp Chicago. Continue reading
