Past Links 2015-16

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Interview with NBOC principal, Jurgita Dronina (from the Globe and Mail):

 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/six-ways-that-help-jurgita-dronina-remain-atop-the-ballet-world/article27939035/

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From the Wall Street Journal:

 

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-ballet-virtuoso-stretches-himself-1451694906

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Never thought I'd be linking to ESPN here! Many of you will have seen this already via social media - now it's on ESPN:

 

http://espn.go.com/espnw/video/14507640/pennsylvania-ballet-fires-back-eagles-fan-tutu-remark

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New York Public Library Public Domain Collections: Free to Share & Reuse

"On January 6, 2016, The New York Public Library enhanced access to all public domain items in Digital Collections so that everyone has the freedom to enjoy and reuse these materials in almost limitless ways."

 

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/

 

Jerome Robbins Dance Division Audio and Moving Image Archive

 

http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/dancevideo

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In Humanities:

 

http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2016/januaryfebruary/feature/george-balanchine-and-the-united-states-artist-in-love-his-adopted-country

[Victoria Leigh]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/31/ballet-photos_n_6077576.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000027

Quite a few here I have never seen before, and some are really fun. Also a number of inaccuracies in terms of who, where, when. There is a solo photo of Markova that says it is from Aurora's Wedding, by Diaghilev! And, of course the photo is from Pas de Quatre. Some other things not quite right are pointed out in the comments section.

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from the company website:

 

http://www.abt.org/insideabt/news_display.asp?News_ID=539

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From the Daily Mail:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3423615/Practice-really-DOES-make-perfect-Study-shows-ballet-dancer-s-brains-change-learn-new-routine.html

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From the New York Times:

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/arts/dance/justin-peck-calmly-creates-a-kingdom-at-city-ballet.html

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From Dance Magazine:

 

http://dancemagazine.com/news/sascha-radetskys-new-job/

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From the New York Times:

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/arts/dance/yvonne-chouteau-native-american-ballerina-dies-at-86.html

 

From the funeral home

 

http://www.smithandkernke.com/obituary/Yvonne-Chouteau-Terekhov/Oklahoma-City-OK/1583928

[Victoria Leigh]

A very beautiful lady and lovely person as well as dancer and teacher. I was privileged to work with her during the years we were both teaching at the University of Oklahoma. May she rest in peace.

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The ballet world has lost another legendary figure...

 

http://indianapublicmedia.org/news/ballet-legend-violette-verdy-dies-age-82-93596/

 

And a 2010 video featuring Ms. Verdy, speaking on Balanchine (I believe Tiler Peck dances in this one):

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fFK6-LsQEU

[Victoria Leigh]

We have lost not only a legendary figure, but one of the most beautiful, kind, generous, and inspiring people I have ever known. A gloriously musical dancer and teacher, passionate, devoted, wise, and all other positive adjectives I can think of. She was a friend, and also, when I was young, a mentor. A very, very important person in my life as a dancer and teacher. This was devastating news last night, as I guess I just thought she was someone who would go on forever, giving her own special love and knowledge and inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know her.

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Thank you for a wonderfully touching tribute Ms. Leigh. She sounds like a very special lady in many ways.