Category Archives: KNOPF

Still Flying High

By Victoria Looseleaf Born to dance! And then some. Jacques d’Amboise has lived the life that most terpsichores can only dream about. Joining New York City Ballet at 15 in 1949 – a year after George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein … Continue reading

Posted in ALLEGRA KENT, APOLLO, CHARLOTTE D’AMBOISE, GEORGE BALANCHINE, I WAS A DANCER, JACQUES D’AMBOISE, KNOPF, NATIONAL DANCE INSTITUTE, NEW YORK CITY BALLET, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, TERPSICHORE | Leave a comment

On Swans, Seasons Greetings and Boxed Sets: Calling All Balletomanes

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Posted in ALICIA ALONSO, BLACK SWAN, BUD CORT, DARREN ARONOFSKY, FIDEL CASTRO, FIRST RUN FEATURES, KNOPF, LOHENGRIN, LOS ANGELES OPERA, NIJINSKY, NUREYEV, PAVLOVA, SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA, VAI, VLADIMIR MALAKHOV | Leave a comment