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Friday, September 27, 2024

Maggie Smith Was Imperious in the Most Delightful Way by Roslyn Sulcas

Throughout her career and on “Downton Abbey,” she perfected the role of the commanding Englishwoman with an arrow-sharp wit.

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Monday, September 23, 2024

‘Coppelia’ at 50: When City Ballet Took a Turn for ‘Fun and Funny’ by Roslyn Sulcas

Original cast members look back at George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova’s staging of the 19th-century ballet. “Everyone knows when something is good,” one said.

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Atri Banerjee, a Nice Young Man, Stages an Angry Old Play by Roslyn Sulcas

Atri Banerjee has channeled his own experiences into a new production of John Osborne’s groundbreaking 1956 work “Look Back in Anger.”

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Monday, September 16, 2024

Resurrecting a British Company That Takes Ballet … Everywhere by Roslyn Sulcas

The plucky London City Ballet collapsed in 1996. Now it’s getting a second life with a new mission: to stage little-known, small-scale works.

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Monday, August 19, 2024

The Godfather of French Contemporary Dance Passes the Torch by Roslyn Sulcas

Jean-Paul Montanari’s career as the head of Montpellier Danse has been entwined with the rise of contemporary dance as a force in France.

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Monday, July 8, 2024

The American ‘Pope’ of German Ballet Steps Down After a Long Reign by Roslyn Sulcas

John Neumeier has run the Hamburg Ballet for 51 years, putting his stamp on the company and the city.

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

At Montpellier Danse, Leaning Into New Work as the Void Looms by Roslyn Sulcas

The festival, the final one for its longtime director, started with a bravura work by Wayne McGregor that was at once otherworldly and deeply human.

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Friday, June 21, 2024

At the Royal Ballet, Taking the Measure of Ashton’s Genius by Roslyn Sulcas

Many remarkable performances fueled the Royal’s mini-festival of ballets by Frederick Ashton, the company’s founding choreographer.

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

In Paris, Using Dance to Uncover Hidden History by Roslyn Sulcas

Benjamin Millepied, an organizer of La Ville Dansée — a daylong event in Paris and its environs — wants “to tell the invisible stories of the city.”

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Monday, April 1, 2024

Review: Millepied and Muhly, Partners in Space and Sound by Roslyn Sulcas

Benjamin Millepied and Nico Muhly’s evening of minimally accessorized dance and contemporary music feels right at home at the Philharmonie in Paris.

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts to Be Resident Artists at Vail by Roslyn Sulcas

The summer’s Vail Dance Festival features Mearns, the New York City Ballet star, and the choreographer Roberts.

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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Alina Cojocaru: A Freelance Ballerina, Forging Her Own Path by Roslyn Sulcas

At 42, Cojocaru has no desire to stop dancing. Instead, she commissioned and is producing a ballet, “La Strada,” in which she will dance.

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Monday, December 18, 2023

Alexei Ratmansky Infuses ‘Coppelia’ With New Life by Roslyn Sulcas

At La Scala, Ratmansky’s original choreography makes details and nuances of the story pop, as if a carapace of formulaic interpretation has been cracked open.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Es Devlin Imagines Worlds That Don’t Exist by Roslyn Sulcas

The stage designer and artist Es Devlin brings decades of work to life in an experiential monograph and exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt in New York.

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Monday, October 30, 2023

London City Ballet Is Revived, Nearly 30 Years After It Shut Down by Roslyn Sulcas

The company folded in the 1990s with mounting debts. Can a rebooted troupe thrive at a time when similar British organizations are scaling back?

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Alessandra Ferri’s Next Act: Running the Vienna State Ballet by Roslyn Sulcas

Ferri, the star ballerina who was a principal at American Ballet Theater, will run the large Vienna company and its affiliated school.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Black Sabbath Ballet Turns Up the Volume on a Varied London Season by Roslyn Sulcas

The fall dance calendar began with English National Ballet under new leadership. Then came Royal Ballet’s “Don Quixote” and “Black Sabbath: The Ballet.”

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

‘Free Your Mind’ Does Little to Challenge the Brain by Roslyn Sulcas

A huge new performance space in Manchester, England, opened with a show that trumpets the building’s possibilities, but doesn’t push any boundaries.

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Can Christian Spuck Restore Order at Staatsballett Berlin? by Roslyn Sulcas

Christian Spuck, a choreographer of narrative ballets, has taken the helm at the Staatsballett Berlin after years of strife for the troupe. Can he turn it around?

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

How ‘Balanchine Blue’ Became the Backdrop for New York City Ballet by Roslyn Sulcas

The Empire State Building honors New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary by lighting up in blue, favored by George Balanchine as a backdrop.

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Saturday, October 7, 2023

Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond? Yes, There’s a Connection. by Roslyn Sulcas

It’s been cathartic to “create art from places of torment,” the singer-actor said ahead of the opening of “Sunset Boulevard” in London.

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The Lyon Dance Biennial Makes Movement Democratic by Roslyn Sulcas

The Lyon Dance Biennial, now under new leadership, is doubling down on its efforts to attract in a wide public.

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Review: Paris Opera Ballet’s Very Contemporary Gala by Roslyn Sulcas

The program featured three living female choreographers but not much in the way of traditional ballet.

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Sunday, September 17, 2023

Balanchine’s Dancers Share Their Memories of Creating the Ballet ‘Jewels’ by Roslyn Sulcas

Original cast members talk about their experiences making the three-part plotless ballet, which opens New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary season.

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Monday, September 11, 2023

Review: Tanztheater Wuppertal’s New Premiere Needs an Edit by Roslyn Sulcas

Charmatz’s first new work for the company founded by Pina Bausch was a messy, meandering grab-bag of ideas and inspirations.

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Friday, September 1, 2023

Sascha Waltz and Guests: 30 Years Giving Form to Feeling by Roslyn Sulcas

As Waltz’s Berlin troupe commemorates its anniversary, its founder looks back on the lessons of those years, and forward to what comes next.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

David Hallberg’s New Job: Decision Maker by Roslyn Sulcas

The former American Ballet Theater star now leads the Australian Ballet. “When I am faced with difficulties, I lean into them,” he said.

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Friday, June 16, 2023

Pina Bausch’s Dance Company Announces Steps Toward a New Era by Roslyn Sulcas

Tanztheater Wuppertal unveiled its first season under Boris Charmatz, as well as plans for a new, multipurpose center.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Juliet Stevenson Returns to ‘The Doctor,’ and the New York Stage by Roslyn Sulcas

The British actress is reprising her role as the Jewish physician at the center of an ethical drama. “It’s like a tailored suit,” the director Robert Icke said.

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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Wayne McGregor’s new ‘Untitled, 2023’ at the Royal Ballet by Roslyn Sulcas

Wayne McGregor’s new ballet, “Untitled, 2023,” gives equal weight to Carmen Herrera’s visual design and Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s music.

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Friday, June 2, 2023

“The Motive and the Cue” Asks What Makes a Great Performance by Roslyn Sulcas

“The Motive and the Cue,” a new play in London, imagines fraught behind-the-scenes maneuvering by John Gielgud, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor during rehearsals for a classic Broadw…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic