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Fashion-forward
The works shown in New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Fashion Gala typically, and perhaps unsurprisingly, elevate style (of ...
75 years ago, Maria Tallchief made the ballet world reimagine itself and find a place for a Native American prima ballerina
On Nov. 27, 1949, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan, ...
The New Yorker13h
Kyle Abraham’s Extraordinary Dance Memoir
In “Dear Lord, Make Me Beautiful,” Abraham offers a deeply personal portrait of his depressed inner state, set against the ...
The New Yorker13h
The Year the Metropolitan Opera Declared War on the Critics
Peter Gelb thinks “experimental” music leads to dwindling audiences, but performances around the country suggest otherwise.